noun
- plural of bowfin; primitive freshwater fish with a long dorsal fin and ability to breathe air
Usage: zoology
Examples
- The biologist studied bowfins in the swampy waters of Louisiana.
- Bowfins are considered living fossils due to their ancient lineage.
- The aquarium’s exhibit featured several bowfins swimming near the bottom.
- Bowfins can survive in low-oxygen water by gulping air at the surface.
- These bowfins were caught in the shallow backwaters of the river.
- The researcher tagged multiple bowfins to track their movement patterns.