paddlefish
веслонос
Löffelstör
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout…Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
US/ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
Löffelstör
веслоно́сveslonós
primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
(countable, often, specifically, uncountable)The American paddlefish.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
fish of the family Polyodontidae:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fish of the family Polyodontidae:
Forms
plural: paddlefish / paddlefishes| Singular | paddlefish |
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| Plural | paddlefish / paddlefishes |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout:duckbillPolyodon spathula
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsturddlefish
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable