buffalofish

English Thesaurus

1. any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	sucker,
definition	:	mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	black buffalo, ictiobus niger,
definition	:	fish of the lower Mississippi (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	buffalofish,
definition	:	large carp-like North American fish (noun.food)

2. large carp-like North American fish (noun.food)

hypernym	:	freshwater fish,
definition	:	flesh of fish from fresh water used as food (noun.food)

part meronym	:	buffalo fish, buffalofish,
definition	:	any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley (noun.animal)