paddlefish

/ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/ noun

Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.

Word Origin Paddlefish is a compound: paddle + fish, named for its long, paddle-shaped snout. Paddle comes from Old English pædel, originally a small spade or tool for digging, then an oar. Fish is from Proto-Germanic fiskaz. So the fish looks like it has a paddle.

noun Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle. countable

We spotted a paddlefish gliding through the murky waters of the Mississippi River.

(名词) 匙吻鲟

我们在密西西比河的浑浊水域中发现了一条匙吻鲟正在滑行。

(sustantivo) pez espátula [Cualquiera de varios peces primitivos, de la familia Polyodontidae, que tienen un hocico largo en forma de remo.]

Avistamos un pez espátula deslizándose por las aguas turbias del río Misisipi.

(nom) poisson-spatule; polyodon [Poisson primitif de la famille des Polyodontidés, au museau allongé en forme de spatule.]

Nous avons aperçu un poisson-spatule glissant dans les eaux troubles du Mississippi.

(Substantiv) Löffelstör [Bezeichnung für verschiedene urtümliche Fischarten der Familie Polyodontidae, die durch eine lange, paddelförmige Schnauze gekennzeichnet sind.]

Wir entdeckten einen **paddlefish**, der durch das trübe Wasser des Mississippi glitt.

(名詞) ヘラチョウザメ科の古代魚。かじきのように長く平らな吻(口先)を持つ原始的な魚。

私たちはミシシッピ川の濁った水中を滑るように進むヘラチョウザメを見つけた。

(substantivo) peixe-espátula [Qualquer um dos vários peixes primitivos, da família Polyodontidae, que têm um focinho longo em forma de remo.]

Avistamos um peixe-espátula deslizando pelas águas turvas do Rio Mississippi.

Word parts: paddle + fish

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