Definition of Amia

1. Noun. Type genus of the Amiidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Amia
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Amiidae, Family Amiidae
Member holonyms: Amia Calva, Bowfin, Dogfish, Grindle

Definition of Amia

1. n. A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.

Definition of Amia

1. a freshwater fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amia

1. A genus of fresh water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A kind of tunny. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amia

ametria
ametria
ametriodinic acid
ametropia
ametropia
ametropias
ametropic
ametropic
AMEX
Amhara
amharic
Amharic
AMI
ami
amia (current term)
Amia
amiabilities
amiability
amiable
amiable
amiableness
amiablenesses
amiably
amiantaceous
amianthoid
Amianthum
Amianthum muscaetoxicum
Amianthum muscitoxicum
amianthus
amianthus

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