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buffalofish

American  
[buhf-uh-loh-fish] / ˈbʌf əˌloʊˌfɪʃ /

noun

PLURAL

buffalofish

PLURAL

buffalofishes

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

Etymology

Origin of buffalofish

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.

From Science Daily

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

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