GRINDLE

bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva

(noun) primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Grin"dle, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bowfin; -- called also Johnny Grindle. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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