black-headed minnow

black-headed minnow
Fathead Fat"head`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); -- called also {black-headed minnow}. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. [1913 Webster]

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  • Fathead — Fat head , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); called also {black headed minnow}. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pimephales promelas — Fathead Fat head , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales promelas}); called also {black headed minnow}. (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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