"squawfish" meaning in All languages combined

See squawfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: squawfishes [plural], squawfish [plural]
Etymology: squaw + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|squaw|fish}} squaw + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|squawfish}} squawfish (plural squawfishes or squawfish)
  1. A cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, a voracious predator on small trout and salmon. Wikipedia link: squawfish Categories (lifeform): Leuciscine fish Synonyms: pikeminnow

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