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MUDCAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
Synonyms:
flathead catfish; goujon; mudcat; Pylodictus olivaris; shovelnose catfish; spoonbill catfish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mudcat" is a kind of...):
catfish; siluriform fish (any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth)
Holonyms ("mudcat" is a member of...):
genus Pylodictus; Pylodictus (flathead catfishes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
Synonyms:
catfish; mudcat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mudcat" is a kind of...):
freshwater fish (flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)
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