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# paddlefish

noun (a paddlefish, paddlefish)

«paddlefish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#m1)

### In the lessons

Met in science lessons about river animals and endangered species; very old fish families.

### Examples

- The paddlefish has a long snout like a paddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x1)
- Paddlefish live in the Mississippi River. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x2)
- Paddlefish eat tiny animals called plankton. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x3)
- The paddlefish is an ancient kind of fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x4)
- Its snout helps the paddlefish sense food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x5)
- The Chinese paddlefish is now extinct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/#x6)

### Note

Plural: paddlefish (the same) or paddlefishes. One word. The snout is called a «rostrum».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «paddlefish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paddlefish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«paddlefish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddlefish.html) on Mova free.