Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowfin

1 sense of bowfin

Sense 1
bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva -- (primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America)
       => ganoid, ganoid fish -- (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)