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Mississippi Delta fish
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mudcat
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed [syn: catfish ] large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: flathead catfish , goujon , shovelnose catfish , spoonbill catfish , Pylodictus ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mudcat may refer to: Catfish native to the Mississippi Delta 's "muddy waters," especially the yellow bullhead Mudcat Café , folk music website Mudcat Grant (born 1935), baseball player David "Mudcat" Saunders , American political consultant Murphy's Mudcats, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A catfish, (taxlink Ameiurus natalis species noshow=1), native to the (w: Mississippi Delta), especially the (vern: yellow bullhead). 2 A much larger catfish, (taxlink Leptops olivaris species noshow=1).
Usage examples of mudcat.
Silver-bellies, fast as darts, shot away at his approach, while the big drowsy mudcats wog-gled out of his way, wondering what he was.
Marble Springs and our first home game with the Eufaula Mudcats on Friday.