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1. (n.) bowfin
a freshwater ganoid fish, Amia calva, of central and E North America, having a long, narrow dorsal fin.
Etymology: (1835–45, Amer.)
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1. (noun) bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
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1. (noun) bowfin
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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