mudcat

Other forms: mudcats

Definitions of mudcat
  1. noun
    large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
    synonyms: Pylodictus olivaris, flathead catfish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish
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    type of:
    catfish, siluriform fish
    any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
  2. noun
    flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
    synonyms: catfish
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    type of:
    freshwater fish
    flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
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