: any of various fishes that have an elongate body resembling that of a pike and long narrow jaws: such as
b
: any of several predaceous North American freshwater bony fishes (family Lepisosteidae) with heavy ganoid scales
garage
Grand Army of the Republic
Examples of gar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Texas alligator lizard Almost as scary-looking as the giant alligator gar and snapping turtle, the alligator lizard has a strong resemblance to a mini alligator.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
His videos, often set to soft music, capture the Everglades in cinematic splendor – slow-motion footage of streaks of sunlight glittering on gators and schools of gar underwater.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
Weston noted that the Trinity River near Livingston, Texas, along with Lake Sam Rayburn, west of Lufkin, Texas, and Choke Canyon near Three Rivers, Texas, are great locations to try and land a record-setting alligator gar.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gar
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
The Biggest Gar Another living dinosaur, alligator gar are a prehistoric species and the largest members of the gar family.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Texas alligator lizard Almost as scary-looking as the giant alligator gar and snapping turtle, the alligator lizard has a strong resemblance to a mini alligator.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
His videos, often set to soft music, capture the Everglades in cinematic splendor – slow-motion footage of streaks of sunlight glittering on gators and schools of gar underwater.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
Weston noted that the Trinity River near Livingston, Texas, along with Lake Sam Rayburn, west of Lufkin, Texas, and Choke Canyon near Three Rivers, Texas, are great locations to try and land a record-setting alligator gar.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gar
Cite this Entry
“Gar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gar. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share