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Bowfin vs Sawyer - What's the difference?

bowfin | sawyer |

As nouns the difference between bowfin and sawyer

is that bowfin is a voracious ganoid fish, amia calva , the last survivor of the order amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the united states while sawyer is one who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

bowfin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva , the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.

    • Synonyms

    * Johnny Grindle, dogfish, mudfish

    External links

    * (wikipedia "bowfin")

    sawyer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
  • (US) A large trunk of a tree brought down by the force of a river's current
  • A beetle that lives and feeds on trees, including timber.
  • (US, dialect) The bowfin.

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