HyperDic: amia_calva

English > 1 sense of the expression Amia calva:
NOUNanimalAmia calva, bowfin, grindle, dogfishprimitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin
English > Amia calva: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningPrimitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America.
Synonymsbowfin, grindle, dogfish
Member ofAmia, genus Amiatype genus of the Amiidae
Broaderganoid, ganoid fishPrimitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
Spanishamia calva, amia, grindle
Catalanamia, grindle

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