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bowfin
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: bow (III)
: a voracious dull-green iridescent ganoid fish (Amia calva) of little value as food that is found in the fresh waters of the Great lakes, Mississippi valley, and adjacent areas and is the sole surviving representative of a genus known from the Paleocene and formerly widespread in both New and Old Worlds — called also mudfish |