polyodon spathula

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Polyodon spathula
    n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
         paddle-shaped snout [syn: {paddlefish}, {duckbill},
         {Polyodon spathula}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)
   A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers
   of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
   snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill
   sturgeon}.
   [1913 Webster]