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noun
Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
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Broader terms: ganoid, ganoid fish
History
From bow + fin.
Across languages
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