gar C2 Topic:Animals US /ɡɑɹ/ UK /ɡɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #24605 Meanings 1 noun any of several large North American freshwater fish with an armored body and long, toothed jaws A gar waited motionless among the reeds before striking at a smaller fish. 2 noun the European garfish, a slender marine fish with a long beaklike jaw The silver gar swam close to the sea's surface. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · any of several large north... garfishgarpike 2 noun · the european garfish, a... garfishneedlefish Word family Forms gars Derived forms garfishgarpike Related forms fishneedlefish Etymology Shortened from garfish. Gar continues Old English gar, 'spear,' referring to the fish's long, pointed jaws; the same image underlies garpike. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 24605 ## Meanings 1. any of several large North American freshwater fish with an armored body and long, toothed jaws 2. the European garfish, a slender marine fish with a long beaklike jaw ## Examples - A gar waited motionless among the reeds before striking at a smaller fish. - The silver gar swam close to the sea's surface. ## Synonyms - garfish - garpike - needlefish ## Derived Forms - garfish - garpike ## Related Forms - fish - needlefish ## Etymology Shortened from garfish. Gar continues Old English gar, 'spear,' referring to the fish's long, pointed jaws; the same image underlies garpike. ## Topics - Animals markdown