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bullhead

/ˈbʌlˌhɛd/

bullhead noun: the black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.

bullhead: the black bullhead, Ameiurus melas
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Noun

bullhead (plural bullheads)

  1. (Canada, US) The black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
  2. (Canada, US) The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus.
  3. (Canada, US) The yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis.
    Synonyms:
    mudcat
  4. (Europe, Asia) Any of various sculpins of the suborder Scorpaenoidei
  5. (Europe, Asia) The European bullhead, Cottus gobio.
  6. (New Zealand) A fish of species Gobiomorphus gobioides.
  7. A bullhead shark (Heterodontus spp.).
  8. (rare) An obstinate person.
  9. A bullhead rail.
  10. A chronograph (watch or stopwatch) with two push buttons arranged like the horns of a bull on the top end of the case, typically with the crown between them.

bullhead meaning in Tamil

bullhead in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of bullhead

Forms of bullhead

pluralbullheads

Origin of bullhead

From bull + head.

Words formed from bullhead

Phrases with bullhead

Questions about bullhead

What does bullhead mean?
Bullhead means the black bullhead, Ameiurus melas.
What is bullhead in Tamil?
Bullhead in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Bullhead meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bullhead?
Bullhead is a noun.
How do you pronounce bullhead?
Bullhead is pronounced /ˈbʌlˌhɛd/ (UK).
What is the plural of bullhead?
The plural of bullhead is bullheads.

Words near bullhead in the dictionary

  1. bullfucking
  2. bullfucks
  3. Bullgill
  4. bullgine
  5. bullgines
  6. bullhead
  7. Bullhead City
  8. bullhead lilies
  9. bullhead lily
  10. bullhead rail
  11. bullhead rails

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bullhead (page history and authors); bullhead (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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