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Pout (Noun)

Catfish common in eastern United States.

Nouns denoting animals.

The flathead catfish with its downward-facing mouth is also known as a pout in some areas.
Catfish such as the brown bullhead and the yellow bullhead are often collectively referred to as pout by fishermen.
Locals were used to calling the black bullhead a pout due to its resemblance to other fish in the group.
In this region it's common for anglers to catch what they refer to as a pout which is in fact a brown bullhead catfish.
The fishermen came into contact with a type of pout that bore an uncanny resemblance to the common catfish.

Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas.

Nouns denoting animals.

Marine biologists observe a pout swimming near the ocean floor in search of crabs and shrimp to eat.
The cusk eel, a type of pout, uses its long dorsal fin to detect prey in low light.
Pouts often live among the rocky reefs and coral of the cold northern seas.
Cusk eels and other pouts generally do not migrate to warmer waters during the winter months.
The burbot pout, a variety of cod, uses a combination of ambush and active hunting to catch its prey.

A disdainful grimace.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The child let out a pout as her mother took away the ice cream.
Her pout deepened as she was forced to attend the boring lecture.
The spoiled celebrity was infamous for her pout when things didn't go her way.
His face twisted into a pout as he stomped away, disappointed.
She tried to hide her pout behind a mask of indifference, but it was clear she was upset.