- mudcat
- noun1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed• Syn: ↑catfish• Hypernyms: ↑freshwater fish2. large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw• Syn: ↑flathead catfish, ↑goujon, ↑shovelnose catfish, ↑spoonbill catfish, ↑Pylodictus olivaris• Hypernyms: ↑catfish, ↑siluriform fish• Member Holonyms: ↑Pylodictus, ↑genus Pylodictus
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ nounUsage: usually capitalized: mississippian — used as a nickname* * *
/mud"kat'/, n.See flathead catfish.[1810-20, Amer.; MUD + CAT1]* * *
mudˈcat noun (US)A name given to several species of catfish• • •Main Entry: ↑mud
Useful english dictionary. 2012.