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Amia

noun
\ ˈāmēə, ˈam-\

Definition of Amia

 (Entry 1 of 2)

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

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Definition of Amia (Entry 2 of 2)

taxonomic synonym of apogon

First Known Use of Amia

Noun

circa 1801, in the meaning defined above

1912, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Amia

Noun

New Latin, from Greek, a tunny

New Latin, from Greek, a tunny

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