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Definition: Ictiobus bubalus
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.
[PJC]
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.
[PJC]