bowfin

English

Etymology

From bow +‎ fin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊfɪn/

Noun

bowfin (plural bowfins)

1. Any of the two extant elongated fish of the genus Amia, native to North America, previously thought to be the same species.
   1. especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
   2. an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).

Synonyms

• (Amia calva): John A. Grindle, Johnny Grindle, dogfish, mudfish, choupique

Translations

Amia calva

Catalan: àmia f Chinese: Cantonese: 弓鰭魚 / 弓鳍鱼 (gung1 kei4 jyu4-2) Mandarin: 弓鳍鱼 (gōngqíyú) Czech: kaproun obecný Finnish: amia (fi) French: amie (fr) f German: Kahlhecht (de) m, Schlammfisch Icelandic: eðjufiskur m, boguggi m, leirgedda f Italian: amia f Korean: 아미아고기 (amiagogi) Polish: amia (pl) f, miękławka f Portuguese: alcaraz m Russian: и́льная ры́ба f (ílʹnaja rýba), а́мия (ru) f (ámija) Turkish: kel balık (tr)

Further reading

• bowfin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia