Paddlefish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)
     A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers
     of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
     snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill
     sturgeon}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paddlefish
       n : primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
           paddle-shaped snout [syn: {duckbill}, {Polyodon spathula}]
       [also: {paddlefishes} (pl)]