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paddlefish

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pad·dle·fish  (pdl-fsh)
n. pl. paddlefish or pad·dle·fish·es
A fish of the family Polyodontidae, having a long paddle-shaped snout, especially Polyodon spathula of the Mississippi River basin. Also called spoonbill.
paddlefish [ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a primitive bony fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River, having a long paddle-like projection to the snout: family Polyodontidae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a similar and related Chinese fish, Psephurus gladius, of the Yangtze River
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Noun1.paddlefish - primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snoutpaddlefish - primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
duckbill, Polyodon spathula
ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
genus Polyodon, Polyodon - type genus of the Polyodontidae
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