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buffalo fish
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buffalo fish, n.
- any of several large carplike North American fish. [WordNet 1.5]
- Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family
Catostomidæ (also calledsuckers see Sucker family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus ), thebig-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus cyrinellus , formerly calledBubalichthys urus ), theblack buffalofish (Ictiobus niger ), and thesmall-mouthed buffalofish (Ictiobus bubalus , formerly calledBubalichthys altus ), are among the more important species used as food. [PJC]
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