pad|dle|fish

pad|dle|fish
pad|dle|fish «PAD uhl FIHSH», noun, plural -fish|es or (collectively) -fish.
a large, scaleless fish with sharklike fins and an oarlike snout which is a sense organ probably used in locating food; spoonbill. The paddlefish lives in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes and is usually about four feet long. It is related to the sturgeon.

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  • paddlefish — pad•dle•fish [[t]ˈpæd lˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. fish•es, (esp. collectively) fish. ich a large fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout • Etymology: 1680–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • duck-billed cat — Paddlefish Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paddlefish — Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Polyodon spathula — Paddlefish Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spoonbill sturgeon — Paddlefish Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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