cui-ui
[ kwee-wee ]
/ ˈkwi wi /
noun
a freshwater sucker, Chasmistes cujus, of Nevada, having a thin-lipped mouth.
Nearby words
cuffing season, cuffs, cufic, cui, cui bono, cui-ui, cuiabá, cuir-bouilli, cuirass, cuirassier, cuirie
Origin of cui-ui
1875–80, Americanism; < Northern Paiute kuyui
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