Needlefish (3 letters)

{ Answer }

GAR

{ Related Clues }

Billfish
Fish
Aquarium oddity
Beaked ganoid
Freshwater predator
Ganoid fish
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Long fish
Needle fish
Predatory fish
Slender fish
Air-gulping fish
Alligator ___ (underwater menace)
Boat-racer Wood
Civil War grp.
Long-jawed fish
Long-jawed pike
Long-jawed swimmer
Long-nosed fish
Long-snouted fish
Needle-nosed fish
Old veterans' org.
Sharp-nosed fish
Swimmer with a long snout
___ Wood of boating fame
Civil War veterans' org.
Sharp-nosed river fish

{ Tags }

boat, civil, elongated, fish, freshwater, ganoid, gar, grp, jawed, jaws, long, needle, needlefish, nosed, org, sharp, snouted, swimmer, veterans, war, wood

{ Notes }

The answer GAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.

{ Definition }

GAR as a noun:

1. (gar, garfish, garpike, billfish, Lepisosteus osseus) = primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

2. (needlefish, gar, billfish) = elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters