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bowfin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbəʊfɪn/

Etymology

From bow + fin.

Meanings

1. Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species. ▸ especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
2. Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species. ▸ an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).

Forms

Synonyms

Johnny Grindle (Amia calva) · mudfish (Amia calva) · John A. Grindle (Amia calva) · choupique (Amia calva) · dogfish (Amia calva)

Translations (19)

tr kel balık (Amia calva) · pl amia (Amia calva) · yue 弓鰭魚 /弓鳍鱼 (Amia calva) · ru а́мия (Amia calva) · it amia (Amia calva) · is leirgedda (Amia calva) · de Schlammfisch (Amia calva) · ru и́льная ры́ба (Amia calva) · fr amie (Amia calva) · pl miękławka (Amia calva) · ko 아미아고기 (Amia calva) · cmn 弓鳍鱼 (Amia calva) · is eðjufiskur (Amia calva) · cs kaproun obecný (Amia calva) · fi amia (Amia calva) · de Kahlhecht (Amia calva) · is boguggi (Amia calva) · pt alcaraz (Amia calva) · ca àmia (Amia calva)