garpike

[ gahr-pahyk ]

noun

1. gar ¹.

garpike

/ ˈɡɑːˌpaɪk /

noun

1. Also calledgarfishgar 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
2. See garfish
   another name for garfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of garpike¹

First recorded in 1770–80; formed after garfish

Example Sentences

These fishes in many respects resemble the garpike in habits.

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

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The garpike as he saw it, with amplifications from the Indians as they had seen it, gave him the subject for a good fish story.

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Such fishes as the garpike and the bowfin have lung-like air-bladders and gulp air from the surface of the water.

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These are found in the garpike and in many genera of extinct Ganoid and Crossopterygian fishes.

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