bowfin
n. 北美产淡水鱼的一种
近义词：grindle，dogfish，
英英释义
Noun
- primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
例句
- a large bony plate in the anterior third of the space between the lower jaws, in the bowfin. 介于下颚间前三分之一空间的一个大骨质板，在弓鳍鱼中。
- "They are related to the Bowfin and date Back to the Eocene Epoch. Gars are confined chiefly to fresh water, though some species enter Brackish or salt water." 与弓鳍鱼近缘,在始新世就生活于欧洲和北美。主要栖于淡水,但有的种可降入半咸水甚至咸水。