BOWFIN


Meaning of BOWFIN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: bow (III)

: a voracious dull-green iridescent ganoid fish ( Amia calva ) of little value as food that is found in the fresh waters of the Great lakes, Mississippi valley, and adjacent areas and is the sole surviving representative of a genus known from the Paleocene and formerly widespread in both New and Old Worlds — called also mudfish

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