bowfin

[ boh-fin ]

/ ˈboʊˌfɪn /

noun

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

Also called grindle.

Origin of bowfin

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

Words nearby bowfin

Bowen's reaction series, bower, bowerbird, Bowers, bowery, bowfin, bow front, bowgrace, bow hand, bowhead, bowhunting

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Example sentences from the Web for bowfin

In the bowfin (Amia calva), trematodes existed in enormous numbers.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Near relatives of the bowfin flourished in the Mesozoic, among them some with a forked tail, and some with a very long one.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Such fishes as the garpike and the bowfin have lung-like air-bladders and gulp air from the surface of the water.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

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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单词	bowfin
释义	bowfin [ boh-fin ] / ˈboʊˌfɪn / noun a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America. Also called grindle. Origin of bowfin An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bow² + fin¹ Words nearby bowfin Bowen's reaction series, bower, bowerbird, Bowers, bowery, bowfin, bow front, bowgrace, bow hand, bowhead, bowhunting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bowfin In the bowfin (Amia calva), trematodes existed in enormous numbers. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Near relatives of the bowfin flourished in the Mesozoic, among them some with a forked tail, and some with a very long one. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Such fishes as the garpike and the bowfin have lung-like air-bladders and gulp air from the surface of the water. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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