grindle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
grindle
    n 1: primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a
         very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North
         America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {dogfish}, {Amia calva}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Grindle \Grin"dle\, n. (Zool.)
   The bowfin; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}. [Local, U. S.]
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