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BOWFIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowfin mean? 

BOWFIN (noun)
  The noun BOWFIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BOWFIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOWFIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Amia calva; bowfin; dogfish; grindle

Hypernyms ("bowfin" is a kind of...):

ganoid; ganoid fish (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)

Holonyms ("bowfin" is a member of...):

Amia; genus Amia (type genus of the Amiidae)


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