Dictionary

paddlefish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English paddle Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English paddlefish From paddle + fish.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
   • A plucky, compact vendor of fish, Mr. Shuckman spent years peddling southern paddlefish roe from his seafood shop in Louisville, knocking on doors of fancy restaurants and country clubs, asking anyone who would listen, "Y'all want some caviar?" 2003 July 20, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Humble Paddlefish Fulfills Southerners' Caviar Dreams”, in The New York Times:
   • Caviar comes from various species of sturgeons and paddlefishes. 1996 May 21, The Associated Press, “Test for Caviar Source”, in The New York Times:
2. (countable, often, specifically, uncountable) Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle. ▸ The American paddlefish.

Forms

Coordinates

sturddlefish · sturddlefish · Chinese paddlefish

Deriveds

sturddlefish · American paddlefish · Chinese paddlefish

Hypernyms

vertebrate · animal · vertebrate · organism · paddlefish · creature · organism · animal · creature · fish · fish

Synonyms

spoonbill · American paddlefish · duckbill · shovelfish · shovelfish · duckbill cat · spadefish · spadefish · duck-billed cat · spoonbilled cat

Translations (19)

ca peix espàtula (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · ru веслоно́с (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · bg веслонос (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · nv chį́į́hʼadeeʼii (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · fi miekkasampi (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · see ogáwihsö꞉n (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · de Löffelstör (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · fi lapasampi (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · fr poisson-spatule (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · pt peixe-espátula (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · cmn 匙吻鱘 /匙吻鲟 (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · es pez espátula (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · th ฉลามปากเป็ด (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · fr polydon (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · pl wiosłonos (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · nl lepelsteur (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · cmn 白鱘 /白鲟 (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · hu kanalastok (fish of the family Polyodontidae) · ja ヘラチョウザメ (fish of the family Polyodontidae)

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