(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:45:00

Pad"dle*fish` (?), n. Zool

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.

 

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