GRINDLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grindle mean? 

• GRINDLE (noun)
  The noun GRINDLE has 1 sense:

1. primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

  Familiarity information: GRINDLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRINDLE (noun)

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Meaning:

Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Amia calva; bowfin; dogfish; grindle

Hypernyms ("grindle" is a kind of...):

ganoid; ganoid fish (primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)

Holonyms ("grindle" is a member of...):

Amia; genus Amia (type genus of the Amiidae)