Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paddlefish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l)
A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers
of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill
sturgeon}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paddlefish
n : primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
paddle-shaped snout [syn: {duckbill}, {Polyodon spathula}]
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