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HORNPOUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hornpout mean?
• HORNPOUT (noun)
The noun HORNPOUT has 1 sense:
1. catfish common in eastern United States
Familiarity information: HORNPOUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Catfish common in eastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ameiurus Melas; horned pout; hornpout; pout
Hypernyms ("hornpout" is a kind of...):
bullhead; bullhead catfish (any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States)
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