English Explanatory Dictionary

paddlefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
The American paddlefish.

Pronunciation

/ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/

Word forms

paddlefish paddlefishes

Etymology

From paddle + fish.

Synonyms

shovelfish spadefish American paddlefish duckbill duckbill cat duck-billed cat spoonbill spoonbilled cat

Derived words

American paddlefish Chinese paddlefish sturddlefish

Translations

Bulgarian: веслонос Catalan: peix espàtula Chinese Mandarin: 匙吻鱘 /匙吻鲟 Chinese Mandarin: 白鱘 /白鲟 Dutch: lepelsteur Finnish: miekkasampi Finnish: lapasampi French: poisson-spatule French: polydon German: Löffelstör Hungarian: kanalastok Japanese: ヘラチョウザメ Navajo: chį́į́hʼadeeʼii Polish: wiosłonos Portuguese: peixe-espátula Russian: веслоно́с Seneca: ogáwihsö꞉n Spanish: pez espátula Thai: ฉลามปากเป็ด

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