buffalofish ['bʌfәlәufiʃ]
n.
牛鱼(一种北美黑色大淡水鱼)
buffalofish[ noun ]- large carp-like North American fish
<noun.food>
- any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
<noun.animal>
buffalofish \buffalofish\, buffalo fish \buffalo fish\n.
(Zo["o]l.)
1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the
family {Catostomid[ae]} (also called suckers) of the
Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus
bubalus}), the {big-mouthed buffalofish} ({Ictiobus
cyrinellus}, formerly called {Bubalichthys urus}), the
{black buffalofish} ({Ictiobus niger}), and the
{small-mouthed buffalofish} ({Ictiobus bubalus}, formerly
called {Bubalichthys altus}), are among the more important
species used as food.
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