Definition of Bowfin

1. Noun. Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America.

Exact synonyms: Amia Calva, Dogfish, Grindle
Generic synonyms: Ganoid, Ganoid Fish
Group relationships: Amia, Genus Amia

Definition of Bowfin

1. n. A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.

Definition of Bowfin

1. a freshwater fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bowfin

1. A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish. Synonym: Johnny Grindle, and dogfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowfin

bowerbird
bowerbirds
bowered
boweries
bowering
bowers
bowery
Bowery
bower actinidia
bower bird
bowes
bowess
bowet
bowets
bowfin (current term)
bowfin (current term)
bowfins
bowfront
bowget
bowgets
bowhead
bowhead
bowheads
bowhead whale
bowhunter
bowhunters
Bowie
Bowie's stain
Bowiea
Bowiea volubilis

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