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

alligate, alligator, alligator clip, alligatorfish, alligator forceps, alligator gar, alligator lizard, alligator pear, alligator pepper, alligator shear, alligator skin

Example sentences from the Web for alligator gar

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
In another study, children saw a puppet show where a mouse was eaten by an alligator.
Why Are Millennials Unfriending Organized Religion?|Vlad Chituc|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter what was on that flag—a white buttercup, a corn muffin, the skeleton of an alligator, who knows?
We've Got Bigger Problems Than a Confederate Flag|John McWhorter|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I changed the beach ball to an inflatable alligator and started writing the story to find out what would happen next.
Real Thrills And High Art In A Poignant Page-Turner Of A Novel|Susan Cheever|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You can even purchase a “Canned Exotic Meat Gift Set,” which includes rattlesnake, alligator, elk, and buffalo.
Camel in a Can and 6 More Weird Canned Meats||January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He can cry alligator tears, condemn the turncoats, appease the Tea Partiers base and remain speaker.
To Be or Not To Be…A Loser: Boehner’s Hamlet Moment|Joe McLean|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An alligator was observed swimming about, but very few fish were noticed.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
We rowed on, now and then knocking a young alligator on the nose as he popped his ugly head out of the water to have a look at us.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
For a long time he had set his heart on catching a cayman, a kind of alligator that is found in the rivers of Guiana.
The Animal Story Book|Various
Once a tall crane stalked into view among the sedges; once an unseen alligator shook the silence with his deep, hollow roaring.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
The alligator tried to follow her, but the shaft of the paddle caught among some tree trunks and stuck.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

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