johnny grindle

2 definitions found

johnny grindle - 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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  Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zool.)
     A voracious ganoid fish (Amia calva) found in the fresh
     waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also
     Johnny Grindle, and dogfish.
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