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