gar
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Inside the coprolite, scientists identified several feathers, tiny scales from a gar fish, and leg bones belonging to a hesperornithiform bird.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Wading in a crystal clear Florida river, Mr Szabo photographed a female longnose gar alongside several males during the mating season.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
This has likely kept gar genomes so stable that species and even genera whose last common ancestor lived more than 100 million years ago have diverged very little.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2024
Members of the search team said Thursday afternoon that they would enter the large water pipe to hunt the gar.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
"They did for Santa- gar," the Hound continued.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Prehistoric-looking fish called gars, which have the slowest rate of molecular evolution of all jawed vertebrates, are the most striking examples.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2024
Alligator gars, native to the Americas, were introduced to China as pet fish.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
I always loved the huge alligator snapping turtle, watch your hands, but the huge gars, alligator gars and catfish are gone forever.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
The gars, a family of fish with long bodies, extended jaws, sharp teeth, and hard scales, has been on the planet for at least 100 million years.
From The Verge ● Dec. 20, 2015
Some of the beg gars look too young to have even taken the Trial.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
He garred me start twa-three times sayin't; I thocht he'd swallowed his pipe-shank, he gae sic a babble.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
I says, giein' him a shak' that garred him turn up the white o' his een.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
It would raley garred ye think ye was amon' braw fowk.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
By faigs, lads, Sandy garred me winder gin this time.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
The haivers o' the two spooney craturs juist garred me feel like's I'd taen a fizzy drink or something.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
The deil's in you, Monkbarns, for garring odds and evens meet.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
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