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american paddlefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
amer-i-can -pad-dle-fish
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A primitive freshwater fish with a paddle-shaped snout, Polyodon spathula, native to the southern US.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

American paddlefishes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Chinese paddlefish

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does american paddlefish mean?
A primitive freshwater fish with a paddle-shaped snout, Polyodon spathula, native to the southern US.

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