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bowfin

[ boh-fin ]
/ ˈboʊˌfɪn /
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noun
a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America.
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Also called grindle.

Origin of bowfin

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bow2 + fin1
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British Dictionary definitions for bowfin

bowfin
/ (ˈbəʊˌfɪn) /

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