garpike

American

[gahr-pahyk] / ˈgɑrˌpaɪk /

noun

gar.

garpike British

/ ˈɡɑːˌpaɪk /

noun

Also called: garfish, gar. any primitive freshwater elongated bony fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North and Central America, having very long toothed jaws and a body covering of thick scales
another name for garfish

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Etymology

Origin of garpike

First recorded in 1770–80; formed after garfish

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At Niagara, he saw for the first time a living garpike, the only representative among modern fishes of the fossil type of Lepidosteus.

From Famous Men of Science by Sarah K. Bolton

The ganoids of which the sturgeon and garpike are examples, with heavy plates or scales.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

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