hogmolly
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hogmolly — /hawg mol ee, hog /, n., pl. hogmollies, (esp. collectively) hogmolly. See hog sucker. [1885 90, Amer.; HOG + molly, alter. of MULLET] … Useful english dictionary
hog sucker — any of several suckers of the genus Hypentelium, inhabiting cool streams of eastern North America and characterized by a broad head that is concave above. Also called hogmolly. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
hog sucker — noun widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams • Syn: ↑hog molly, ↑Hypentelium nigricans • Hypernyms: ↑sucker * * * noun : a No. American fish (Hypentelium nigricans) of the family Catostomidae that is brassy olive marked with brown, is… … Useful english dictionary
