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Definition of alligator gar

alligator gar

Plural:alligator gars
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North American A large, carnivorous, primitive ray-finned fish native to the fresh and brackish waters of the southern United States and Mexico, distinguished by its heavily armored body of ganoid scales and an elongated, broad snout resembling that of an alligator.

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"Biologists carefully tagged the massive alligator gar before releasing it back into the Trinity River ecosystem."

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alliance
allied
alligator
alligator gar
alligator lizard
alligator snapping turtle
alliterate

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Alligator gar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/alligator-gar
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