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paddlefish \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun : either of two freshwater relict fishes that are the only surviving members of the family Polyodontidae: a. : an American fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the Mississippi river and its tributaries, having a long spatula-shaped snout, smooth skin, heterocercal tail, and long gill rakers, attaining a length of four feet or more, and having flesh which though coarse is used as food and roe that is made into caviar — called also duckbill b. : a closely related Chinese fish (Psephurus gladius) having a narrower snout
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