buffalofish

n.	1.	(Zool.) any of several large carplike North American fish.
	2.	(Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the family Catostomidæ (also called suckers see 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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buffalofish - large carp-like North American fish buffalo fish, buffalofish - any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	2.	buffalofish - any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley buffalo fish sucker - mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps black buffalo, Ictiobus niger - fish of the lower Mississippi buffalofish - large carp-like North American fish