mudfish

American

[muhd-fish] / ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of various fishes that live in muddy waters, as the bowfin or mummichog.

mudfish British

/ ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of various fishes, such as the bowfin and cichlids, that live at or frequent the muddy bottoms of rivers, lakes, etc

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noun

Etymology

Origin of mudfish

First recorded in 1495–1505; mud + fish

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The property, which he often called an "animal kingdom" is named after him - Mutsugoro in Japanese means mudfish.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

Lake Marion - One meal a week of mudfish and largemouth bass.

From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2018

Four Holes Swamp - Eat no mudfish, largemouth bass or chain pickerel; no more than one meal per week of bluegill, redbreast sunfish, redear sunfish and warmouth.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

On the same block as the two pho restaurants, an Asian market sells preserved grinded snakehead and special mudfish sauce.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2010

He held out his right hand to Chuck Muckle, who stared at it as if it were a dead mudfish.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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