paddlefish
/ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/
noun
- A large freshwater fish with a long, paddle-shaped snout, found in North America and Asia.
- We saw a huge paddlefish leap out of the Mississippi River during our boat tour.
- The paddlefish uses its long snout to detect plankton in murky water.
- Paddlefish are sometimes called spoonbill catfish because of their unusual mouth shape.