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Bullhead
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Bullhead has 2 senses
- bullhead(n = noun.animal) Array - freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines; Array is a member of cottus, genus cottus
- bullhead(n = noun.animal) bullhead catfish - any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States; Array is a kind of catfish, siluriform fish
is a kind of sculpin
is a member of ameiurus, genus ameiurus
has particulars: ameiurus melas, horned pout, hornpout, pout, brown bullhead
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bullhead, n.
- A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus
Uranidea , esp.Uranidea gobio of Europe, andUranidea Richardsoni of the United States; -- called alsomiller's thumb . [1913 Webster] - The black-bellied plover (
Squatarola helvetica ); -- called alsobeetlehead . [1913 Webster] - A stupid fellow; a lubber. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- A small black water insect. E. Phillips. [1913 Webster]
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