mudcat

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noun

A catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.

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catfishflathead catfishgoujonshovelnose catfishspoonbill catfishPylodictus olivaris
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Meanings

nounmudcat (plural mudcats)

plural mudcats

  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 & antonyms

nounflesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

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catfish
Broader
freshwater fish

nounlarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

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flathead catfishgoujonshovelnose catfishspoonbill catfishPylodictus olivaris
Broader
catfishsiluriform fish
Also see
bullheadcatfishflathead catfishgoujon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mud + cat.

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Cite this entry
APA

mudcat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcat

MLA

“mudcat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudcat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudcat.

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