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mudcat

mudcat noun: a catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.

mudcat: a catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta
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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.

Forms of mudcat

pluralmudcats

Origin of mudcat

From mud + cat.

Questions about mudcat

What does mudcat mean?
Mudcat means a catfish, Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead), native to the Mississippi Delta.
What part of speech is mudcat?
Mudcat is a noun.
What is the plural of mudcat?
The plural of mudcat is mudcats.

Words near mudcat in the dictionary

  1. mudcaked
  2. mudcap
  3. mudcapped
  4. mudcapping
  5. mudcaps
  6. mudcat
  7. mudcats
  8. mudcloth
  9. mudcloths
  10. mudcovered
  11. mudcrab

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