Mudcat

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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