资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lawyer \Law"yer\, n. [From {Law}, like bowyer, fr. bow.]
   1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one
      whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to
      advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to
      legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a
      general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,
      solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.

   2. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) The black-necked stilt. See {Stilt}.
      (b) The bowfin ({Amia calva}).
      (c) The burbot ({Lota maculosa}).

Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus},
      {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc.

   Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and
         {S. canicula}) are very abundant; the American smooth,
         or blue dogfish is {Mustelus canis}; the common picked,
         or horned dogfish ({Squalus acanthias}) abundant on
         both sides of the Atlantic.

   2. The bowfin ({Amia calva}). See {Bowfin}.

   3. The burbot of Lake Erie.

Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh
   waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also
   {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.

Cycloganoidei \Cy`clo*ga*noi"de*i\ (s?"kl?-g?-noi"d?-?), n. pl.
   [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoid}.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin
   ({Amia calva}) is a living example.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Amia calva
     n : primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a
         very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North
         America [syn: {bowfin}, {grindle}, {dogfish}]