bowfin

English

Etymology

bow +‎ fin

Noun

bowfin (plural bowfins)

A bowfin.

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

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