BOWFIN - Definition

Pronunciation:		'bow`fin
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

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	Synonyms:	Amia calva, dogfish, grindle

	See Also:	Amia, ganoid, ganoid fish, genus Amia

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.