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121gar — gar1 /gahr/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) gar, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) gars. 1. Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond shaped… …
122gypsy moth — a moth, Porthetria dispar, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of shade and other trees. [1810 20] * * * Species (Lymantria dispar) of tussock moth, a serious pest of trees. The European strain was… …
123lake trout — a large, fork tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish. [1660 70] * * * or Mackinaw trout or Great Lakes trout or salmon trout Large, voracious char (Salvelinus namaycush)… …
124lingcod — /ling kod /, n., pl. lingcods, (esp. collectively) lingcod. a large mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the North Pacific, related to the greenling. Also, ling cod. Also called cultus. [1880 85; LING1 + COD1] * * * Commercially popular fish …
125literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
126pike — pike1 pikelike, adj. /puyk/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) pike, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) pikes. 1. any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of… …
127squawfish — /skwaw fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) squawfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) squawfishes. 1. any of several large, voracious cyprinid fishes of the genus Ptychocheilus, inhabiting rivers of the western U.S. and Canada:… …
128tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects. [1820 30] * * * Any of some 2,000 species (family Cicindelidae) of voracious beetles, found worldwide but mostly in the tropics and… …
