Associations to the word «Mudcat»

Wiktionary

MUDCAT, noun. A catfish, Ameiurus natalis, native to the Mississippi Delta, especially the yellow bullhead.
MUDCAT, noun. A much larger catfish, Leptops olivaris.

Dictionary definition

MUDCAT, noun. Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed.
MUDCAT, noun. Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats