stoneroller

English

Etymology

From stone + roller, from its habit of moving stones as it feeds.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈstoʊnˌroʊləɹ/

Noun

stoneroller (plural stonerollers)

  1. An American minnow, Campostoma anomalum.
  2. Any of several other minnows such as hypentelium nigricans.
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