BUFFALOFISH Definition & Meaning

buffalofish

[ buhf-uh-loh-fish ]

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plural (especially collectively) buffalofish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) buffalofishes.

any of several large, carplike, North American, freshwater fishes of the genus Ictiobus, of the sucker family.

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An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; buffalo + fish

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More importantly, they discovered that the three different buffalofish species found in the lake had ages more than 100 years.

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The largest in the North American sucker family, buffalofish can get up to 48 inches and around 40 pounds.

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