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Bowfin

Bowfin Meaning & Definition
Bowfin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bowfin?

[n] primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bowfin: Amia calva | dogfish | grindle

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See Also | Amia | ganoid | ganoid fish | genus Amia

Bowfin In Webster's Dictionary

\Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.

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