buffalofish

buffalofish

(ˈbʌfələʊˌfɪʃ) n (Animals) any of several freshwater North American hump-backed cyprinoid fishes of the genus Ictiobus: family Catostomidae (suckers)

buf•fa•lo•fish

(ˈbʌf əˌloʊˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any of several large, carplike North American freshwater fishes of the genus Ictiobus, of the sucker family. [1760–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffalofish - large carp-like North American fishbuffalo fish, buffalofish - any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valleyfreshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	2.	buffalofish - any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valleybuffalo fishsucker - mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carpsblack buffalo, Ictiobus niger - fish of the lower Mississippibuffalofish - large carp-like North American fish