A small European freshwater fish of the sculpin family, having a broad flattened head and most active at night.
杜父鱼。亦称BULLHEAD
Cottus gobio, family Cottidae
Also called bullhead
Example sentencesExamples
They are also called miller's thumbs in some parts of the country.
Lampreys and miller's thumbs may not be caught but poisoning by liquid manure or destruction of their environment by modern land drainage schemes goes unpunished.
There's also the problem that in streams with lots of miller's thumbs, rocks to hide under are the limiting factor.
Also in the river are miller's thumbs and lamprey, a prehistoric fish, that buries into silt when young and behaves like a worm.
Definition of miller's thumb in US English:
miller's thumb
nounˈmilərz ˌTHəm
A small European freshwater fish of the sculpin family, having a broad flattened head and most active at night.
杜父鱼。亦称BULLHEAD
Cottus gobio, family Cottidae
Also called bullhead
Example sentencesExamples
There's also the problem that in streams with lots of miller's thumbs, rocks to hide under are the limiting factor.
Lampreys and miller's thumbs may not be caught but poisoning by liquid manure or destruction of their environment by modern land drainage schemes goes unpunished.
Also in the river are miller's thumbs and lamprey, a prehistoric fish, that buries into silt when young and behaves like a worm.
They are also called miller's thumbs in some parts of the country.