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bullhead

  • /ˈbʌlˌhɛd/ UK

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From bull + head.

noun bullheads

  1. Canada, US The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
  2. Canada, US The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
  3. Canada, US The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.

    Similar: mudcat

  4. Europe Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
  5. Europe The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
  6. New Zealand A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
  7. A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
  8. rare An obstinate person.
  9. A bullhead rail.
  10. A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.

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noun catfish of the family Ictaluridae

Ελληνικάγατόψαρο gatópsaro
Русскийподка́менщик podkámenščik, бычо́к byčók

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@misc{bullhead_2026,
  title = {bullhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}