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grindle

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grin⋅dle

[grin-dl]
–noun
bowfin.

Origin:
1700–10, Americanism; < G Gründel, dim. of Grund ground, bottom

bow⋅fin

[boh-fin]
–noun
a carnivorous ganoid fish, Amia calva, found in sluggish fresh waters of eastern North America.
Also called grindle.


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; bow 2 + fin
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grindle

noun
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America [syn: bowfin
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