mudcat

2 definitions found

mudcat - 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

mudcat - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mudcat
      n 1: flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States;
           often farmed [syn: catfish, mudcat]
      2: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
         head and projecting jaw [syn: flathead catfish, mudcat,
         goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish,
         Pylodictus olivaris]