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• noun (Context 1)
A former, now deprecated common name for several species of large, predatory freshwater fish of the genus Ptychocheilus native to western North America, now officially known as the pikeminnow.
Usage Example
"In an effort to remove derogatory terminology from scientific nomenclature, researchers and anglers now refer to the Colorado pikeminnow as the Colorado pikeminnow."
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pikeminnow
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Squawfish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/squawfish