paddlefish

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

duckbill Polyodon spathula dogfish amia fish platypus catfish ducking coelacanth bowfin spoonbill electric eels conger eels florida gar anguilla eels

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Hypernyms

fish ganoid ganoid fish

Phrases with the word

mississippi paddlefish

Derivatives

paddlefishes

Examples

Is there evidence that the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) still survives in the upper Yangtze River? Source: Internet

Sixteen of these fish were chosen to become part of the Adopt-A-Fish program, four each of paddlefish, blue suckers, shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon. Source: Internet

The celebration will end with a paddlefish send-off where the paddlefish will be transported off-site for their release back into the Caddo Waterways. Source: Internet

Most of the paddlefish were caught in the past 10 days. Source: Internet

This is the only other place besides the United States that is native to an alligator and paddlefish species. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

paddlecock paddled paddled boat paddlefishes paddlefoot paddleful