bowfin vs ganoid

bowfin and ganoid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bowfin	Yes	No	No	No
ganoid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ganoid is a hypernym of bowfin; that is, ganoid is a word with a broader meaning than bowfin:

bowfin: primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
ganoid: primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering

Other hypernyms of bowfin include ganoid fish.

bowfin (noun)	ganoid (noun)
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America	primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering