bowfin

Meaning

1. Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
2. Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.

Synonyms

grindle

dogfish

Amia calva

mudfish

beaverfish

cypress trout

freshwater dogfish

cottonfish

grinnel

john a. grindle

marshfish

lawyer

blackfish

Translations

Kahlhecht

amie chauve

Schlammfisch

moddersnoeken

Amia

البوفن

amia calva

poisson-castor

amia calva

amia

Amia calva

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbəʊfɪn/

Etymology

From bow + fin.