alligator gar

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noun

a large, heavily scaled fish, Lepisosteus spatula, with an elongated body and long snout, found mainly in shallow weedy fresh water in the southeastern U.S.

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Origin of alligator gar

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby alligator gar

Allies, alligate, alligator, alligator clip, alligatorfish, alligator gar, alligator lizard, alligator pear, alligator pepper, alligator shear, alligator snapping turtle

How to use alligator gar in a sentence

That’s because the alligator gar had never before been documented in the state.
When a fisherman pulled in his line, he knew he had ‘something weird’: A 40-pound alligator gar|Paulina Firozi|October 14, 2021|Washington Post
Before the alligator gar was confirmed, Smith posted a photo on a Facebook page for “whisker seekers,” a catfishing group.
When a fisherman pulled in his line, he knew he had ‘something weird’: A 40-pound alligator gar|Paulina Firozi|October 14, 2021|Washington Post
Smith got in touch with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and the fisheries division confirmed it was an alligator gar, a type of fish whose fossil records it says trace back nearly 100 million years.
When a fisherman pulled in his line, he knew he had ‘something weird’: A 40-pound alligator gar|Paulina Firozi|October 14, 2021|Washington Post
Bowfin, alligator gar, and sturgeon are all the last living examples of once-massive families of fish, which have been pushed from the open ocean and found a refuge inland.
These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory|Philip Kiefer|March 11, 2021|Popular-Science

The researchers next turned to the alligator gar, a type of fish whose snout resembles those of crocodilians, hence their namesake.
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation|Kate Baggaley|February 3, 2021|Popular-Science
I ain't so much afraid o' that as I am that some big alligator-gar 'll come along and take his dinner off my leg.
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy
"The belief in alligator-gar is a vulgar and absurd superstition," said the Lieutenant, breaking silence for the first time.
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy
Have you ever seen an alligator-gar at home in the Lower Mississippi?
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6)|John McElroy