Definition of BOWFIN

bowfin

Plural: bowfins

Noun

  • primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
  • Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
  • especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
  • Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
  • an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).

Origin / Etymology

From bow + fin.

Synonyms

Amia calva, choupique, dogfish, grindle, John A. Grindle, Johnny Grindle, mudfish

Scrabble Score: 14

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