The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mudcat \mudcat\, mud cat \mud cat\n.
A large catfish (Pylodictus olivaris, formerly Leptops
olivaris) of the central U. S. having a flattened head and
projecting jaw.
Syn: flathead catfish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill
catfish, Pylodictus olivaris.
[WordNet 1.5] mud-dauber
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See Pasha.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See
Pasha.
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2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
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3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of
the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud
cat, and yellow cat.
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