About The Word Amia
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Amia
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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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