"American paddlefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: American paddlefish [plural], American paddlefishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|+}} American paddlefish (countable and uncountable, plural American paddlefish or American paddlefishes)
  1. A primitive freshwater fish with a paddle-shaped snout, Polyodon spathula, native to the southern US. Wikidata QID: Q827142 Wikipedia link: American paddlefish Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: paddlefish, shovelfish, spadefish, duckbill cat, duck-billed cat, spoonbill, spoonbilled cat Hypernyms: paddlefish, shovelfish, spadefish, fish, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature Coordinate_terms: Chinese paddlefish
    Sense id: en-American_paddlefish-en-noun-en:Q827142 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Acipenseriform fish

Inflected forms

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