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jumprock

American  
[juhmp-rok] / ˈdʒʌmpˌrɒk /

noun

  1. any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.

Etymology

Origin of jumprock

1885–90, perhaps jump + rock 1

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It says the dam removal will also help species including the federally endangered Roanoke logperch as well as declining Roanoke bass, orangefin madtom and bigeye jumprock populations.

From Washington Times

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