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Huro

noun
Hu·ro | \ ˈhyu̇(ˌ)rō \

Definition of Huro 

in some classifications

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

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History and Etymology for Huro

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

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