"buffalo fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buffalo fishes [plural], buffalo fish [plural]
Etymology templates: {{cog|unm|sisilieòmèkw|lit=buffalo fish}} Unami sisilieòmèkw (literally “buffalo fish”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|*}} buffalo fish (countable and uncountable, plural buffalo fishes or buffalo fish)
  1. Any of several North American freshwater sucker fishes of the genus Ictiobus, similar to carp but having a humped back. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Catostomidae Translations (type of fish): ɬaɬlocha (Alabama), nʋni kishena (Choctaw), rvro-lvste (Creek), thathlocha (Koasati), sisilieòmèkw (Unami)

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