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Noun: bullhead  'bûl,hed
  1. Freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
    "Bullheads are sometimes kept as aquarium fish due to their unique appearance"
     
  2. Any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
    "Bullhead catfish are often caught by anglers in lakes and rivers";
    - bullhead catfish

Derived forms: bullheads

Type of: catfish, sculpin, siluriform fish

Part of: Ameiurus, Cottus, genus Ameiurus, genus Cottus

Encyclopedia: Bullhead, South Dakota