中文翻译与英英解释 | primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
同义词：grindle, dogfish, Amia calva,
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| The Bowfin, Amia calva, is the last surviving member of the order Amiiformes (which includes 3 additional, now-extinct families dating from the Jurassic, to the Eocene), and of the family Amiidae (which contains numerous species in about four subfamilies, only one of which, Amiinae, is extant). The Bowfin is a freshwater piscivore, preying on fish and larger aquatic invertebrates by ambush or stalking. |
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