Family Amiidae (Noun)
Meaning
Only the bowfins.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Only the bowfins, along with the garfish, belong to the group known as family Amiidae in North America.
- The family Amiidae, to which bowfins belong, has not changed much since it evolved during the Early Cretaceous period.
- Bowfins are representatives of an ancient lineage within the family Amiidae, which is considered a relict group.
- Scientists have long been studying the family Amiidae, whose extant members are the bowfins.
- The bowfins are thought to be one of few remaining species still classified within the family Amiidae in the modern era.