bowfin

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Etymology

From bow +‎ fin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbəʊfɪn/

Noun

bowfin (plural bowfins)

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

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