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bullhead

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noun

any of several North American, freshwater catfishes of the genus Ictalurus, having a rounded or truncate caudal fin.
any of several other fishes, as the freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, especially those species having a hornlike spine on each side of the head. heads.
an obstinate or stupid person.

bullhead

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noun

any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
any freshwater North American catfish of the genus Ameiurus (or Ictalurus ), having a large head bearing several long barbels
a scorpion fish, Scorpaena guttata , of North American Pacific coastal waters
informal��a stupidly stubborn or unintelligent person

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bullhead¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; bull ¹ + head

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McNeish, who has examined the fish carcasses since late August, has identified non-native species including bass, sunfish, bullhead catfish and mosquitofish.

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The river is used for breeding Atlantic salmon and is home to native wild brown trout and smaller species like bullheads and loaches.

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As a result, June suckers face an array of predator species, including white bass, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, black bullhead, northern pike and channel catfish.

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In reality, the river flows from west central Georgia into the Gulf of Mexico, and its waters are clean enough to harbor bass, bluegill and bullheads.

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Catch-and-release fishing for bass is already in full swing, and bullhead, crappie, perch, and other panfish are moving into warming shallow bays and are willing to bite.

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