hog sucker
noun
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.
Origin of hog sucker
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
- Also called hogmolly.
Words Nearby hog sucker
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