Huro

noun

Hu·​ro

ˈhyu̇(ˌ)rō

in some classifications

: a genus of sunfishes containing solely the largemouth bass which is now usually included in Micropterus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Huron-, Huro, from Lake Huron, lake partly in Michigan and partly in Ontario, Canada

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