mudcat

or mud cat

[ muhd-kat ]

Origin of mudcat

1
1810–20, Americanism;mud + cat

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British Dictionary definitions for mudcat

mudcat

/ (ˈmʌdˌkæt) /


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

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