Usually means: Firearm with action behind trigger.
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  1. bullpup: Merriam-Webster
  2. Bullpup, bullpup: Wordnik
  3. bullpup: Wiktionary
  4. Bullpup: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Bullpup: Encyclopedia

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  1. bullpup: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bullpup)

noun:  (dated) A bullpuppy, a bulldog puppy (of either sex).
noun:  (US, obsolete) A handgun smaller than a bulldog.
noun:  (firearms) A firearm configuration in which the trigger is located forward of the magazine and breech, as opposed to a conventional configuration in which the trigger is located rear of the magazine and breech.

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