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bowfin

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbəʊˌfɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bō′fin′)

bow•fin (bō′fin′),USA pronunciation n.

Fisha carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America. Also called grindle.

bow² + fin 1835–45, American.

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bowfin /ˈbəʊˌfɪn/ n

a primitive North American freshwater bony fish, Amia calva, with an elongated body and a very long dorsal fin: family Amiidae

'bowfin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dogfish - ganoid - mudfish - grindle

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