Associations to the word «Catostomidae»

Wiktionary

CATOSTOMIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the suborder Cobitoidea   — the suckers (fish).

Dictionary definition

CATOSTOMIDAE, noun. Suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae.

Wise words

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