bullhead
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- noun
- /ˈbʊlˌhɛd/
- US
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- The next morning, one of them would lift the line with a grunt, and there, dangling on the end of a dozen small leaders, would be footlong bullheads, black-speckled crappies, and sometimes a bass or a small snapping turtle.
- bullhead catfish
- yellow bullhead
- black bullhead
We caught a couple bullheads and my brother caught a snapping turtle, a big thing.
- We caught a couple bullheads and my brother caught a snapping turtle, a big thing.
- Or one time my buddy killed a swan and we caught, caught a bunch of bullheads on the dam, you know, on, on that swan sashimi meat, you know, fresh swan.
Examples
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Among the masks were a number depicting sea creatures, including a whale, dogfish, bullhead, otter, and raven of the sea.
Academic text (1991) -
These levels range from the very specialized skill of pursuing tiger muskies to the very general "worm and bobber" approach for perch, bullheads, and crappie.
Blog text (6) -
We caught a couple bullheads and my brother caught a snapping turtle, a big thing.
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Among these are white water lily, water shield, and bullhead lily (spatterdock).
Academic text (1998) -
He fished for shad and bullheads from the deck and took his low-life role seriously.
Fiction book (1996) -
The fisherman caught a large bullhead while fishing in the river yesterday.
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Many anglers prefer using live bait when targeting bullhead catfish at night.
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During summer, the bullhead is a popular catch in local fishing tournaments.
Synonyms
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A small fish with a thick body, broad flat head and whisker-like feelers near its mouth
A group of freshwater catfish like bullheads from North America
A group of bullhead catfish found in North America
A small brown freshwater catfish with whisker-like feelers
A small freshwater catfish with whisker-like feelers and brownish skin found in the eastern United States
A dark catfish found in rivers and lakes in the eastern United States
Compounds
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A small fish with a thick body, broad flat head and whisker-like feelers near its mouth
- Specialized
A small freshwater catfish with whisker-like feelers and brownish skin found in the eastern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bullhead comes from the English parts bull and head, meaning 'bull' and 'head'. People called this small catfish a bullhead because its wide, flat head reminded them of a bull, so the name describes the fish's broad head.