Search Result for "polyodon spathula":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout;
[syn: paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Polyodon spathula n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon spathula]