horned pout

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horned pout

n.
See hornpout.
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horned pout

n
(Animals) 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 called: brown bullhead
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Noun1.horned pout - catfish common in eastern United Stateshorned pout - catfish common in eastern United States
Ameiurus Melas, hornpout, pout
bullhead catfish, bullhead - any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
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At length you slowly raise, pulling hand over hand, some horned pout squeaking and squirming to the upper air.
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Taft said a fish kill occurred in the pond in August but involved mostly smaller fish species such as perch, horned pout and sunfish.
Blue-green algae bloom grips Quaboag Pond
Other Names: creek cat, horned pout, speckled bullhead, red cat
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