"bowfin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊfɪn/ Forms: bowfins [plural]
Etymology: From bow + fin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bow|fin}} bow + fin Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowfin (plural bowfins)
  1. A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States. Categories (lifeform): Holostean fish Synonyms: John A. Grindle, Johnny Grindle, dogfish, mudfish, choupique Translations (Amia calva): 弓鰭魚 (Chinese Cantonese), 弓鳍鱼 (alt: gung¹ kei⁴ jyu⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 弓鳍鱼 (gōngqíyú) (Chinese Mandarin), kaproun obecný (Czech), amia (Finnish), Kahlhecht [masculine] (German), Schlammfisch (German), eðjufiskur [masculine] (Icelandic), boguggi [masculine] (Icelandic), leirgedda [feminine] (Icelandic), amia [feminine] (Italian), amia [feminine] (Polish), miękławka [feminine] (Polish), alcaraz [masculine] (Portuguese), и́льная ры́ба (ílʹnaja rýba) [feminine] (Russian), а́мия (ámija) [feminine] (Russian), kel balık (Turkish)

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