catostomid

English Thesaurus

1. a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cypriniform fish,
definition	:	a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	sucker,
definition	:	mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	catostomidae, family catostomidae,
definition	:	suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae (noun.animal)