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catostomid (iou)



catostomid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Catostomidae (see below), from Catostomus genus name, from Greek kato down + stoma mouth: see -ID3.]
(A freshwater fish) of the chiefly N. American family Catostomidae, which includes the suckers and buffaloes.