squawfish
/ˈskwɔːfɪʃ/noun
(复同单, 或-fishes)
1- a large predatory freshwater fish of the carp family, with a slender body and large mouth, found in western North America（产于北美西部的）褶唇鳡。
1.1
- Genus Ptychocheilus, family Cyprinidae: several species, in particular the northern squawfish (P. oregonensis).褶唇鳡属, 鲤科：数种, 尤指北方褶唇鳡（拉丁名P. oregonensis）。
词源
late 19th cent.: the word derives from the former importance to American Indians of such fish, as food.