Definition
A freshwater fish with an enlarged or prominent head, sometimes used as a colloquial name for certain minnow or carp species.
Etymology
Compound of 'gross' (large, coarse) and 'head', descriptively naming fish that have disproportionately large heads relative to their body size.
Kelly Says
Some fish evolved larger heads to develop stronger suction for eating—grossheads can slurp up food from the bottom of streams with impressive force!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
größern
ge-ren-neh
ARالعربية
رأس كبيرة
ra's ke-ree-kah
BNবাংলা
বড় মাথা
bor ma-tha
CACatalà
cap gran
cap grahn
CSČeština
velký hlavu
vehl-kee gla-vu
DADansk
stor hoved
stor ho-ved
DEDeutsch
großer Kopf
groh-ser kopff
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλο κεφάλι
megalo kefali
ESEspañol
cabeza grande
ka-be-sah grahn-deh
FAفارسی
سر بزرگ
sar bozorg
FISuomi
iso pää
ee-so pae
FRFrançais
tête grosse
tet grohs
GUGU
મોટું માથું
mo-tu ma-th-un
HEעברית
ראש גדול
rosh ga-dol
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा सिर
ba-da seer
HUMagyar
nagy fej
na-g feh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala besar
ke-pa-la be-sar
ITItaliano
testa grossa
tes-ta groh-sah
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala besar
ke-pa-la be-sar
NLNederlands
grote hoofd
groh-te ho-ed
NONorsk
stor hoved
stor ho-ved
PLPolski
duża głowa
doo-zha g-lo-va
PTPortuguês
cabeça grande
ka-be-sa grahn-deh
RORomână
cap mare
cap ma-reh
RUРусский
большая голова
bolshaya golova
SVSvenska
stor huvud
stor hoo-ved
SWKiswahili
kichwa kubwa
ki-chwa ku-bwa
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய தலை
periya tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద తల
pedda ta-la
TLTL
malaking ulo
ma-la-kin-g oo-lo
TRTürkçe
büyük baş
byoo-yook bash
UKУкраїнська
велика голова
velika golova
VITiếng Việt
đầu lớn
dow lon