grindle

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noun

A fish, the bowfin (Amia calva).

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bowfindogfishAmia calva
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Meanings

grindle1

noungrindle (plural grindles)

plural grindles

  1. USdateddialectalA fish, the bowfin (Amia calva).

Grindle2

proper nounGrindle (countable and uncountable, plural Grindles)

plural Grindles

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Ryton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7503).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounprimitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America

Similar
bowfindogfishAmia calva
Broader
ganoidganoid fish
Also see
bowfindogfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gildnerringled
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APA

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MLA

“grindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grindle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindle.

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