paddlefish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
    duckbill; Polyodon spathula.

WordNet

Pad"dle*fish` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl) 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.

Webster 1913