4.24.2009
WHAT THE FUCK IS A GAR? (photo + words)
This article is about North American freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae. For other uses, see Gar (disambiguation).
Gar
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous–Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Genera: Atractosteus Lepisosteus
In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteus, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters of eastern North America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands.
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the American Civil War. The GAR was among the first organized interest groups in American politics. It was succeeded by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Urban Dictionary: Gar
1. Gar
A term used towards male characters and individuals who are so overwhelmingly manly that your own masculinity is absolutely *buried*, leaving you naught but a whimpering, swooning girl-child before them.
2. Gar
To like a male character or individual for being a cool, powerful badass.
3. GAR
guys against relationships
1. hey want to hook up?
2.sure,as long as thats all it is...im in GAR