Paddle-box
noun
1.
a structure enclosing a paddle wheel.
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[pad-l-fish] /ˈpæd lˌfɪʃ/ noun, plural paddlefishes (especially collectively) paddlefish. 1. a large ganoid , Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout. /ˈpædəlˌfɪʃ/ noun (pl) -fish, -fishes 1. a primitive bony fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River, having a long paddle-like projection to the snout: family […]
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