gar
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Wading in a crystal clear Florida river, Mr Szabo photographed a female longnose gar alongside several males during the mating season.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
The lubricating proteins were abundant in the fish’s jaws and in the fins of zebra fish, gar, and sticklebacks, the scientists reported.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2024
We grab our soap and wade out into the river’s side channel for a wash-up and dip before breakfast, hoping a gar doesn’t rub up against our legs with its jagged teeth and prehistoric scales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The gar can grow up to 10 feet and prefers sluggish bodies of water such as the artificial lake in Ruzhou, he said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
There were eels, gar, carp, river carpsuckers, gizzard shad, and buffalo.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Prehistoric-looking fish called gars, which have the slowest rate of molecular evolution of all jawed vertebrates, are the most striking examples.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2024
Alligator gars, native to the Americas, were introduced to China as pet fish.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
I always loved the huge alligator snapping turtle, watch your hands, but the huge gars, alligator gars and catfish are gone forever.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
The gars, a family of fish with long bodies, extended jaws, sharp teeth, and hard scales, has been on the planet for at least 100 million years.
From The Verge ● Dec. 20, 2015
Some of the beg gars look too young to have even taken the Trial.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
It would be aboot ane o'clock or thereaboot when Sandy gae me a daud wi' his elba that garred me a' jump.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
"But what could hae garred him leave our Ellen?"
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
This garred a' the billies sit back in their seats, an' dicht their moos wi' their jeckit sleeves, an' host.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
The haivers o' the two spooney craturs juist garred me feel like's I'd taen a fizzy drink or something.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
"There was a lad was born in Kyle," juist nearhand garred Sandy jump aff his seat.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
The deil's in you, Monkbarns, for garring odds and evens meet.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
