Caviar comes from various species of sturgeons and paddlefishes.
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Paddlefish
//ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ//
Synonyms for "paddlefish" (8 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (4)
Noun(2 words)
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19 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- веслонос noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Catalan
1 entries- peix espàtula noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 匙吻鱘 /匙吻鲟 noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
- 白鱘 /白鲟 noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Dutch
1 entries- lepelsteur noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Finnish
2 entries- lapasampi noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
- miekkasampi noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
French
2 entries- poisson-spatule noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
- polydon noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
German
1 entries- Löffelstör noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Hungarian
1 entries- kanalastok noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Japanese
1 entries- ヘラチョウザメ noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Navajo
1 entries- chį́į́hʼadeeʼii noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Polish
1 entries- wiosłonos noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Portuguese
1 entries- peixe-espátula noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Russian
1 entries- веслоно́с noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Seneca
1 entries- ogáwihsö꞉n noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Spanish
1 entries- pez espátula noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Thai
1 entries- ฉลามปากเป็ด noun (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
A plucky, compact vendor of fish, Mr. Shuckman spent years peddling southern paddlefish roe from his seafood shop in Louisville, knocking on doors of fancy restaurants and country clubs, asking anyone who would listen, "Y'all want some caviar?"
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