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bowfin

/ˈbəʊfɪn/

bowfin noun: especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).

bowfin: especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva)
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Noun

bowfin (plural bowfins)

  1. especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
  2. an eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).

bowfin meaning in Tamil

bowfin in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of bowfin

All synonyms of bowfin

Forms of bowfin

pluralbowfins

Origin of bowfin

From bow + fin.

Questions about bowfin

What does bowfin mean?
Bowfin means especially, a ruddy bowfin (Amia calva).
What is bowfin in Tamil?
Bowfin in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Bowfin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bowfin?
Bowfin is a noun.
How do you pronounce bowfin?
Bowfin is pronounced /ˈbəʊfɪn/.
What is the plural of bowfin?
The plural of bowfin is bowfins.

Words near bowfin in the dictionary

  1. bowesses
  2. bowest
  3. boweth
  4. Boweya
  5. Boweya North
  6. bowfin
  7. bowfing
  8. bowfins
  9. bowfish
  10. bowfisher
  11. bowfisherman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bowfin (page history and authors); bowfin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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