mudcat

or mud cat

[ muhd-kat ]

noun

1. flathead catfish.

mudcat

/ ˈmʌdˌkæt /

noun

1. any of several large North American catfish living in muddy rivers, esp in the Mississippi valley

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudcat¹

1810–20, Americanism; mud + cat ( def )

Example Sentences

“We want to catch those fish and not mudcats,” Brocksmith said.

From Washington Times

Then he say, 'The next is a mudcat; this kind of a fish likes dark trashy places.

From Project Gutenberg

Presently he jerked, and a yellow mudcat rose to the surface, fighting desperately for his life, and Dan and Snowball yelled crazily.

From Project Gutenberg