polyodon spathula

2 definitions found

polyodon spathula - 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]

polyodon spathula - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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