Found 2 items, similar to Amia calva.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Amia calva
Amia calva
n : primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a
very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North
America [syn:
bowfin,
grindle,
dogfish]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Amia calva
Lawyer
\Law"yer\, n. [From
Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]
1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one
whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to
advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to
legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a
general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,
solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black-necked stilt. See
Stilt.
(b) The bowfin (
Amia calva).
(c) The burbot (
Lota maculosa).
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Philadelphia lawyer, A lawyer knowledgeable about the most
detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an
exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine
technical points of law for the client's advantage.
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Mudfish
\Mud"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European loach.
(b) The bowfin (
Amia calva).
(c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African
species (
Protopterus annectens). See
Lipedosiren.
(d) The mud minnow, a fish of the genus
Umbra or family
Umbridae.
(e) any fish which lives in muddy waters, such as the
mummichog, a killifish.
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Cycloganoidei
\Cy`clo*ga*noi"de*i\ (s?
“kl?-g?-noi”d?-?), n. pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + NL. ganoidei. See
Ganoid.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin
(
Amia calva) is a living example.
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Dogfish
\Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera
Mustelus,
Scyllium,
Spinax, etc.
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Note: The European spotted dogfishes (
Scyllium catudus, and
Scyllium canicula) are very abundant; the American
smooth, or blue dogfish is
Mustelus canis; the common
picked, or horned dogfish (
Squalus acanthias)
abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.
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2. The bowfin (
Amia calva). See
Bowfin.
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3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
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Bowfin
\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.
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