leptops olivaris

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leptops olivaris - 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

  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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