2 definitions
for Buffalofish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
buffalofish \buffalofish\, buffalo fish \buffalo fish\n. (Zool.)
1. any of several large carplike North American fish.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the
family Catostomid[ae] (also called suckers see [a
href="http:]/www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/sucker.htm">Sucker
family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or
brown ({Ictiobus bubalus), the big-mouthed buffalofish
({Ictiobus cyrinellus, formerly called Bubalichthys
urus), the black buffalofish ({Ictiobus niger}), and
the small-mouthed buffalofish ({Ictiobus bubalus,
formerly called Bubalichthys altus), are among the more
important species used as food.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
buffalofish
n 1: large carp-like North American fish
2: any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley [syn:
buffalo fish]
