gar
Toothy river dweller
Gar is a freshwater fish with an elongated body, long snout, and sharp teeth—a primitive-looking predator found mainly in North American rivers and lakes.
The name comes from an old word for spear, describing the fish's distinctive pointed jaws.
Separately, gar is a mild exclamation in some dialects, expressing frustration or surprise.
Plates or weighing devices
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
angler · fishing · lure · bait · hook · line · reel · tackle
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- slenderThin and graceful
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- jawsMouth's bony framework
toothy · fangs · bite · sharp · teeth · carnivore · snap · strike
Plates or weighing devices
- plateFlat dish for food
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- protectionGuarding against harm
- hardFirm or demanding
impenetrable · tough · dermal · ossified · interlocking · diamond-shaped · leathery · rhinoceros
Representational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
banner · standard · escutcheon · device · sigil · Louisiana · Southern · regional
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pikeLong battlefield spear
aquarium · angler · fishing · lure · bait · hook · line · reel · tackle · catch
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- slenderThin and graceful
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
jaws · toothy · fangs · bite · sharp · teeth · carnivore · snap · strike · predatory
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- plateFlat dish for food
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- protectionGuarding against harm
hard · impenetrable · tough · dermal · ossified · interlocking · diamond-shaped · leathery · rhinoceros · carapace
emblem
Representational sign or device
badge · banner · standard · escutcheon · device · sigil · Louisiana · Southern · regional · mascot
prehistoric
Before documented civilization
Cretaceous · archaic · dinosaur · paleontology · geologic · unchanged · survivor · relic · ancestral · evolution
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, freshwater fish, bass fishing
- aquatic animalsdolphin, whale, shark, eel, manta ray
- fish-eatersosprey, kingfisher, pelican, heron, cormorant
- freshwater fishsalmon, trout, bass, catfish, carp
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog