mudcat

Meanings

Plural: mudcats

Noun

• flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
• large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
• A catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.
• A flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris, syns. Silurus olivaris, Leptops olivaris), flatty or shovelhead cat, of central North America.

Synonyms

catfish, flathead catfish, goujon, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish