bowfin

[ boh-fin ]

noun
  1. a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America.

Origin of bowfin

1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bow2 + fin1

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bowfin

/ (ˈbəʊˌfɪn) /


noun
  1. 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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