bowfin

English

Etymology

bow +‎ fin

Noun

bowfin (plural bowfins)

A bowfin.

1. A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.

Synonyms

• John A. Grindle, Johnny Grindle, dogfish, mudfish, choupique

Translations

Amia calva

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 弓鰭魚／弓鳍鱼 (gung¹ kei⁴ jyu^4-2)

  Mandarin: 弓鳍鱼 (gōngqíyú)

• Czech: kaproun obecný
• Finnish: amia (fi)
• German: Kahlhecht (de) m, Schlammfisch
• Icelandic: eðjufiskur m, boguggi m, leirgedda f
• Italian: amia f
• 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