horned pout

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horned pout

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horned pout

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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horned 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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Ameiurus Melas
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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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