Gar

/ɡɑːr/ noun

A long, narrow fish with sharp teeth and a hard, scale-covered body, found in North and Central America.

From Old English 'gār' meaning spear, named for the fish's long, spear-like snout. The word is ancient and describes the fish's most distinctive feature.

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