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Noun: bowfin  'bow,fin
  1. Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
    - grindle, dogfish, Amia calva

Derived forms: bowfins

Type of: ganoid, ganoid fish

Part of: Amia, genus Amia

Encyclopedia: Bowfin