| 单词 | alligator gar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalligator gar alligator gar n. a large gar, Atractosteus spatula (family Lepisosteidae), the largest freshwater fish of North America, whose elongated snout and large teeth resemble those of an alligator. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > [noun] > infraclass Neopterygii > division Holostei or Halecostomi > member of family Lepisosteidae bony pike1795 alligator gar1820 alligator-gar1843 diamond fish1854 1820 C. S. Rafinesque Ohio River Fishes 73 This fish bears..the names of..Alligator Gar, Alligator fish, Jack or Gar Pike, &c. 1834 Southern Lit. Messenger Nov. 121/2 To crown the whole, there is an anomalous species called the alligator-garr. 1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes vi. 69 The American Alligator Gar (Lepisosteus tristocchus ) attains a length of fourteen feet. 2009 Guardian 5 Dec. (Guide Suppl.) 86/3 Jeremy Wade travels to Texas on a hunt to reveal the truth about the alligator gar, an aggressive species of fish. < as lemmas |
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