PADDLEFISH


Meaning of PADDLEFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 1807

: any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes ; especially : a large food fish ( Polyodon spathula ) of the Mississippi River valley with a long paddle-shaped snout and with roe used in caviar

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