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Bowfin

//ˈbəʊfɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.; especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
  2. 2
    primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.; an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).

Etymology

From bow + fin.

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