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n.any of a genus (Ictiobus) of large, humpbacked, freshwater sucker fishes found in North America
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buffalo fish — ☆ buffalo fish n. any of a genus (Ictiobus) of large, humpbacked, freshwater sucker fishes found in North America … English World dictionary
buffalo fish — noun any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley • Syn: ↑buffalofish • Hypernyms: ↑sucker • Hyponyms: ↑black buffalo, ↑Ictiobus niger • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
buffalo fish — Sucker Suck er (s[u^]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies. [1913 Webster] 2. A suckling; a sucking animal. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffalo fish — buffalofish uffalofish, buffalo fish uffalo fish . (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffalo fish — noun see buffalo I … New Collegiate Dictionary
buffalo fish — noun Any of several North American freshwater sucker fishes of the genus Ictiobus, similar to carp but having a humped back … Wiktionary
common buffalo fish — didžiažiotė bizonžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ictiobus cyprinellus angl. bigmouth buffalo; common buffalo fish; redmouth buffalo rus. большеротый буффало ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Buffalo — Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the color,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buffalo berry — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buffalo bird — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
