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bullhead

  (bʊl'hĕd') pronunciation
n.
  1. Any of several large-headed North American freshwater catfishes of the genus Ictalurus.
  2. Any of several fishes of the family Cottidae, such as the sculpin and the miller's thumb.
  3. Upper Northern U.S. See catfish.

 
 

Any of several species of North American freshwater catfish in the genus Ictalurus, valued as food and sport fishes. Bullheads are related to the channel catfish (I. punctatus) and other large North American species, but their tail is squared, rather than forked, and they are generally less than 12 in. (30 cm) long. The black bullhead (I. melas) is found in the Mississippi Valley, the yellow and brown bullheads (I. natalis and I. nebulosus) east of the Rocky Mtns., and the flat bullhead (I. platycephalus) in coastal streams between North Carolina and Florida. The name is sometimes applied to sculpins.

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WordNet: bullhead
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines

Meaning #2: any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States


 
Wikipedia: bullhead (disambiguation)

Bullheads may mean two different kinds of fish:

In Eurasia, certain sculpin are called thus, such as the European bullhead, Cottus gobio.

In North America, some catfish from the family Ictaluridae are known as bullhead catfish:

The word may also refer to:


 
Translations: Translations for: Bullhead

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nordamerikansk malle

Nederlands (Dutch)
stijfkop, eigenwijze, rivierdonderpad

Français (French)
n. - chabot (poisson)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Starrkopf, (zo.) Kaulkopf, (zo.) Katzenwels

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) ικτάλουρος, αμείουρος (γατόψαρο)

Italiano (Italian)
ostinato, testardo, cocciuto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nome (m) de vários peixes de cabeça grande (Ictiol.)

Русский (Russian)
упрямец

Español (Spanish)
n. - cabezón, testarudo, cabezudo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - simpa, dumhuvud

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
大头鱼, 顽固的人, 鳅之类

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大頭魚, 頑固的人, 鰍之類

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 머리가 큰 물고기, 고집쟁이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頭の大きい魚, 頑固者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من السمك, شخص عنيد و أحمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש, קשה-עורף, כל אחד מדגי המים המתוקים בעלי הראש השטוח‬


 
 

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