mudcat

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English

Pylodictis olivaris

Etymology

From mud +‎ cat.

Noun

mudcat (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.

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