Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cyprinoid fish, Ptychocheilus oregonensis, found in fresh waters of the northwestern part of the United States.
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Examples
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I do not know the name of this, but imagine it the same as has in latter days been called "squaw-fish."
The Romance of the Colorado River Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh 1894
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