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bowfin

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bow·fin  (bfn)
n.
A primitive bony freshwater fish (Amia calva) of central and eastern North America, with a long spineless dorsal fin. Also called dogfish, mudfish.

bowfin [ˈbəʊˌfɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a primitive North American freshwater bony fish, Amia calva, with an elongated body and a very long dorsal fin: family Amiidae
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Noun1.bowfin - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal finbowfin - primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Amia, genus Amia - type genus of the Amiidae


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It is home to bowfin, carp, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, pinfish, yellow perch, lake trout and some species of catfish.
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Z18684), rabbit fish (Chimaera monstrosa Z18674), European eel (Anguilla anguilla Z18673), bowfin (Amia calva Z18672), and browneye skate (Raja schmidti AF278683).
 
 
 
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