mudcat

noun — 2 senses

mudcat

noun

Etymology From mud + cat.

1

A catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.

2

A flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris, syns. Silurus olivaris, Leptops olivaris), flatty or shovelhead cat, of central North America.

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