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Amia

Amia Meaning & Definition
Amia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amia?

[n] type genus of the Amiidae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amia: genus Amia

Related Terms | Find terms related to Amia:

See Also | Amia calva | Amiidae | bowfin | dogfish | family Amiidae | fish genus | grindle

Amia In Webster's Dictionary

\Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a kind of tunny.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish} in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See {Bowfin}.

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