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stone⋅roll⋅er

  [stohn-roh-ler]
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–noun
1. an American minnow, Campostoma anomalum, named from its habit of moving stones as it feeds.
2. any of several other minnows or suckers with similar habits, as Hypentelium nigricans.
Origin:
1795–1805; stone + roller
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stone·roll·er   (stōn'rō'lər)   
n.  

  1. A minnow (Campostoma anomalum) of the central and southern United States, having a horny ridge near the edge of the lower lip used for scraping food from the bottom of a body of water.

  2. A sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) of the central and southern United States, common in swift or rocky streams.

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