mudcat

Meaning

  1. A catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.
  2. A flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris, syns. Silurus olivaris, Leptops olivaris), flatty or shovelhead cat, of central North America.

Synonyms

Pylodictus olivaris

shovelnose catfish

spoonbill catfish

bullhead catfish

siluriform fish

common catfish

mud cat

marbled bullhead

barbotte brune

brown catfish

common bullhead

Translations

Katzenwels

flathead catfish

Ameiurus nebulosus

Pylodictus olivaris

Etymology

From mud + cat.

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