1Any of a number of elongated fish that are able to survive long periods of drought by burrowing in the mud.
泥鱼，浊水鱼
an African lungfish (Protopterus annectens, family Protopteridae).
a New Zealand fish (genus Neochanna, family Galaxiidae).
Example sentencesExamples
They are later harvested, but fish diversity is reduced as the fishermen's catch is dominated by mudfish, a hardy member of the catfish family that survives in dried-up river- and lakebeds.
The loss of 85 95% of New Zealands original wetlands were disastrous for mudfish habitats.
The mudfish was a common motif in Benin art, sometimes acting as a royal symbol.
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another term for bowfin
Definition of mudfish in US English:
mudfish
nounˈmədˌfiSH
1Any of a number of elongated fish that are able to survive long periods of drought by burrowing in the mud.
泥鱼，浊水鱼
an African lungfish (Protopterus annectens, family Protopteridae)
a New Zealand fish (genus Neochanna, family Galaxiidae)
Example sentencesExamples
The mudfish was a common motif in Benin art, sometimes acting as a royal symbol.
They are later harvested, but fish diversity is reduced as the fishermen's catch is dominated by mudfish, a hardy member of the catfish family that survives in dried-up river- and lakebeds.
The loss of 85 95% of New Zealands original wetlands were disastrous for mudfish habitats.