John A. Grindle

A form of Johnny Grindle — A bowfin, a fish of the species Amia calva.

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Meanings

nounJohn A. Grindle (plural not attested)
  1. USVirginiaalternativeno pluralAlternative form of Johnny Grindle (“the bowfin”).

    As close as John A. Grindle ever comes to being handsome is in the spring when he wears his courting colors. His lower fins become a vivid paint green, and a dark spot, or ocellus, on his tail is bordered with brilliant yellow-orange.

    2011, John Madson, Up on the River: People and Wildlife of the Upper Mississippi, page 115

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bowfin
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