"stoneroller" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstoʊnˌroʊləɹ/ [US] Forms: stonerollers [plural]
Etymology: From stone + roller, from its habit of moving stones as it feeds. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stoneroller (plural stonerollers)
  1. An American minnow, Campostoma anomalum. Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids
    Sense id: en-stoneroller-en-noun-o3~alyr3 Disambiguation of Cyprinids: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. Any of several other minnows such as hypentelium nigricans.
    Sense id: en-stoneroller-en-noun-s5ntPIv8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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