American paddlefish

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American paddlefish (usually uncountable, plural American paddlefishes)

  1. A primitive freshwater fish with a paddle-shaped snout, Polyodon spathula, native to the southern US.
    Synonyms: paddlefish, duckbill cat, spoonbill, shovelfish, shovelnose, spadefish