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Webster 1913 Edition
Paddlefish
Pad′dle-fishˊ
,Noun.
(Zool)
A large ganoid fish (
Polyodon spathula
) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat
, and spoonbill sturgeon
. Definition 2024
paddlefish
paddlefish
English
Illustration of an American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
Noun
paddlefish (plural paddlefishes or paddlefish)
- Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
Derived terms
Translations
fish of the family Polyodontidae
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