Definition of Amia

1. Noun. Type genus of the Amiidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Amia
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Amiidae, Family Amiidae
Member holonyms: Amia Calva, Bowfin, Dogfish, Grindle

Definition of Amia

1. n. A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.

Definition of Amia

1. Noun. The bowfin; ''Amia calva'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amia

1. a freshwater fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amia

1. A genus of fresh water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A kind of tunny. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amia

ametrine
ametrines
ametriodinic acid
ametropia
ametropias
ametropic
amfebutamone
amfecloral
amfenac
amfepentorex
amfepramone
amfetamine
amfetamines
amfonelic acid
amharic
amia (current term)
amiabilities
amiability
amiable
amiableness
amiablenesses
amiably
amiantaceous
amianth
amianthiform
amianthoid
amianthus
amianthuses
amiantus
amiantuses

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