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Amia
Definition of Amia
: a genus of primitive fishes (family Amiidae) containing the bowfin as its only surviving species
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Origin and Etymology of amia
New Latin, from Greek, a tunny
Amia
Definition of Amia
taxonomic synonym of apogon
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Origin and Etymology of amia
New Latin, from Greek, a tunny
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