MUDCAT

catfish, mudcat

(noun) flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mudcat (plural mudcats)

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

A flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris, syns. Silurus olivaris, Leptops olivaris), flatty or shovelhead cat, of central North America.

Source: Wiktionary



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