Amia

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noun

ˈāmēə,

ˈam-

: a genus of primitive fishes (family Amiidae) containing the bowfin as its only surviving species

Amia

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"

taxonomic synonym of apogon

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek, a tunny

New Latin, from Greek, a tunny

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1801, in the meaning defined above

1912, in the meaning defined above

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