"Lepisosteus osseus" sunan kimiyya ne wanda ke nufin nau'in kifin da aka fi sani da Longnose Gar. "Lepisosteus" shine sunan jinsin halitta kuma "osseus" shine nau'in jinsin.A cikin ma'anar ma'anar kalmomin, "Lepisosteus" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "lepis," ma'ana "sikelin," da kuma “osteos,” ma’ana “kashi,” wanda ke nufin ma’aunin kashi da ke rufe jikin kifi. "Osseus" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin "kashi" ko "osseous." Don haka, ana iya fassara ma'anar ƙamus na "Lepisosteus osseus" a matsayin "kifin ƙashi na jinsin Lepisosteus."