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ALL meanings of bowfin

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  • 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
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