hog sucker

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noun

any of several suckers of the genus Hypentelium, inhabiting cool streams of eastern North America and characterized by a broad head that is concave above.

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Also called hogmolly.

Origin of hog sucker

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby hog sucker

hogpen, hog plum, hog score, hog's fennel, hogshead, hog sucker, hogtie, Hogtown, Hogue, hogwash, hogweed