"American paddlefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: American paddlefishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} American paddlefish (usually uncountable, plural American paddlefishes)
  1. A primitive freshwater fish with a paddle-shaped snout, Polyodon spathula, native to the southern US. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Acipenseriform fish Synonyms: paddlefish, duckbill cat, spoonbill, shovelfish, shovelnose, spadefish

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