Choupic

/tʃuːˈpiːk/ noun

Definition

A large freshwater fish of the gar family found in North American rivers, also called a longnose gar or one of its close relatives.

Etymology

From Louisiana French and American Southern dialect, possibly from Native American languages or French colonial terminology for North American freshwater fish species.

Kelly Says

Choupics are prehistoric-looking fish with long snouts full of teeth—they've barely changed in millions of years, making them living fossils swimming around modern rivers!

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