- skwun’ehw
- skʷən̓exʷ
- N
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bullhead (sea and fresh water)
Details
- Parse string
- s=√kwun’ehw
- Interlinear gloss
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- Note
- Probably from √kwun-nehw cf, kwunnuhw, get.
- skwun’ehw
- skʷən̓exʷ
- Noun
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bullhead
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- There are several species of saltwater and freshwater fishes known locally as “bullheads”. This word refers to the largest of the saltwater bullheads, the great sculpin.
- Binomial name
- [Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas)]