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    AMIA CALVA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North Americaplay

    Synonyms:

    Amia calva; bowfin; dogfish; grindle

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Amia calva" is a kind of...):

    ganoid; ganoid fish (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)

    Holonyms ("Amia calva" is a member of...):

    Amia; genus Amia (type genus of the Amiidae)

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