garpike
IPA: gˈɑrpɪk
noun
- A gar or garfish:
- (especially US) A freshwater fish in the family Lepisosteidae.
- (especially UK) A saltwater fish in the family Belonidae.
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Examples of "garpike" in Sentences
- The ganoids of which the sturgeon and garpike are examples, with heavy plates or scales.
- 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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