PADDLEFISH

Meaning of PADDLEFISH in English

/pad"l fish'/ , n. , pl. paddlefishes , ( esp. collectively ) paddlefish .

a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.

[ 1680-90, Amer. ; PADDLE 1 + FISH ]

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PADDLEFISH — noun Date: 1807 any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PADDLEFISH — Either of two species (family Polyodontidae) of archaic freshwater fishes with a paddlelike snout, wide mouth, smooth skin, and cartilaginous …
Английский словарь Британика
PADDLEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : either of two freshwater relict fishes that are the only surviving members of the family Polyodontidae: a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDLEFISH — (n.) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped …
Английский словарь Webster
PADDLEFISH — ( n. ) A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLEFISH — n. large freshwater fish having long paddle-shaped snout (inhabitant of the Mississippi River and its streams and the Yangtze River)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PADDLEFISH — noun Date: 1807 : any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes ; especially : a large food fish ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADDLEFISH — noun a large ganoid fish (polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the mississippi valley. it has a long spatula-shaped …
Webster English vocab
PADDLEFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a large fish related to the sturgeon, with an elongated snout. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PADDLEFISH — [pad.dle.fish] n (1807): any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes; esp: a large fish (Polyodon spathula) of the Mississippi …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PADDLEFISH — also called Duckbill Cat, either of two species of archaic freshwater fish with a paddle-like snout, wide mouth, smooth skin, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PADDLEFISH — n. Either of two species (family Polyodontidae) of archaic freshwater fishes with a paddlelike snout, wide mouth, smooth skin, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PADDLEFISH — веслонос (Polyodon spathula); pl веслоносые (Polyodontidae) - Chinese paddlefish
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PADDLEFISH — веслонос ( Polyodon spathula ) ; pl веслоносые ( Polyodontidae ) - Chinese paddlefish
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PADDLEFISH — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ fish Function: noun Date: 1807 : any of a family (Polyodontidae) of ganoid fishes especially : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPOONBILL CAT — noun Date: circa 1882 a paddlefish ( Polyodon spathula )
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAVIAR — Eggs, or roe, of sturgeon preserved with salt. Most true caviar is produced in Russia and Iran, from fish taken …
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DUCKBILL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: duck (I) + bill 1. or duckbill platypus : platypus 2. or duckbill cat : paddlefish …
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SPOONBILL CAT — noun also spoon-billed catfish or spoonbill : paddlefish
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SPOONBILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several wading birds that constitute the family Plataleidae, are closely related to the ibises, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPADEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of numerous short compressed deep-bodied fishes constituting the family Ephippidae and being widely distributed in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNAGLINE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a line to which is attached a large number of unbaited fishhooks and which is anchored across …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOVELFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the shape of its head : paddlefish
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SELACHOSTOME — ˈseləkəˌstōm, sə̇ˈlak- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Selachostomi : paddlefish
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PSEPHURUS — sə̇ˈfyu̇rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psēphos pebble + New Latin -urus : a genus of ganoid …
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POLYODON — ˈpälēəˌdän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + -odon : a genus (the type of the family Polyodontidae) …
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SPOONBILL — (n.) The paddlefish.
Английский словарь Webster
SELACHOSTOMI — (n. pl.) A division of ganoid fishes which includes the paddlefish, in which the mouth is armed with small teeth.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOONBILL — ( n. ) The paddlefish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELACHOSTOMI — ( n. pl. ) A division of ganoid fishes which includes the paddlefish, in which the mouth is armed with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOONBILL — /spoohn"bil'/ , n. 1. any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHONDROSTEAN — any member of the subclass Chondrostei, a group of primitive, ray-finned bony fishes, represented by the sturgeons and paddlefishes and …
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