mudcat

Noun
Synonyms: catfishflathead catfishgoujonshovelnose catfishspoonbill catfishPylodictus olivaris

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmedSynonyms: catfishType of freshwater fish
  2. large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawSynonyms: flathead catfishgoujonshovelnose catfishspoonbill catfishPylodictus olivarisType of catfish, siluriform fishMember of Pylodictus, genus Pylodictus
Word of the day · Nov 10About this word
hiatusnoun

What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz

Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

mudcat, mud cat noun

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

Advertisement