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paddlefish

Syllabification: (pad·dle·fish)
Pronunciation: /ˈpadlˌfiSH/
Definition of paddlefish

noun (plural same or paddlefishes)

  • a large, mainly freshwater fish related to the sturgeon, with an elongated snout.
    • The plankton-feeding Polyodon spathula of the Mississippi basin, and the fish-eating Psephurus gladius of the Yangtze River, the only surviving members of the family Polyodontidae

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