bullhead

• اسم يشير إلى نوع من أسماك المياه العذبة: إما سمك من فصيلة الإسقلبينيات (Cottidae) برأس عظمي كبير مفلطح وأشواك قرنية، أو أحد أنواع القراميط (السلوريات) العذبة الشائعة في الولايات المتحدة. ويُطلق أيضاً على أسماك أخرى ذات رأس كبير مفلطح.

A noun referring to a type of freshwater fish, either a sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head and hornlike spines, or any of several common freshwater catfishes found in the United States.

1. C1formalscientific

   A freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head that has hornlike spines.

   سمك العقرب النهري

   • The bullhead is often found hiding under rocks in clear streams.
   • Its distinctive hornlike spines make the bullhead easy to identify.
   • Biologists studied the bullhead's unique head structure for adaptation research.

2. North American catfishB2formalamericanscientific

   Any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States, known for their broad heads and whisker-like barbels.

   سمك السلور الأمريكي

   • The brown bullhead is a popular fish for recreational anglers.
   • Bullheads are often caught in slow-moving rivers and ponds.
   • He cleaned the bullhead before cooking it for dinner.

   المرادفاتbullhead catfishmudcatpout