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cui-ui

American

[kwee-wee] / ˈkwi wi /

noun

a freshwater sucker, Chasmistes cujus, of Nevada, having a thin-lipped mouth.

Etymology

Origin of cui-ui

1875–80, < Northern Paiute kuyui

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