ALL meanings of bowfin
bow·fin
B b - noun bowfin a primitive North American freshwater bony fish, Amia calva, with an elongated body and a very long dorsal fin: family Amiidae 3
- noun bowfin a primitive freshwater fish (Amia calva) of E North America, with a rounded tail fin and a long, narrow fin on its back: it is the only living member of an order (Amiiformes) of bony fishes 3
- noun bowfin a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America. 1
- noun bowfin A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States. 0