horned pout

noun

1. a bullhead, especially the brown bullhead.

horned pout

noun

1. a North American catfish, Ameiurus (or Ictalurus ) nebulosus, with a sharp spine on the dorsal and pectoral fins and eight long barbels around the mouth: family Ameiuridae Also calledbrown bullhead

Word History and Origins

Origin of horned pout¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

At length you slowly raise, pulling hand over hand, some horned pout squeaking and squirming to the upper air.

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But in every deep hole, and especially in the millponds along the East Coy Creek, the horned pout swarmed on the mucky bottoms.

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But in the Oatka Creek were found neither horned pout nor sunfish, nor have I ever heard that either has been taken there.

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