mudcat C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈmʌdˌkæt/ UK /ˈmʌdkæt/ See IPA manual Freq #242974 Meanings 1 noun US: any of several catfish associated with muddy water, especially a bullhead or flathead catfish The fisherman lifted a broad-headed mudcat from the river shallows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · us: any of several catfish... bullheadflathead catfish Word family Related forms catfishyellow bullhead Etymology A compound of mud + cat, with cat used as a shortening of catfish. The name is applied regionally to several bottom-dwelling North American catfish. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mudcat **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmʌdˌkæt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌdkæt/ **Frequency rank:** 242974 ## Meanings 1. US: any of several catfish associated with muddy water, especially a bullhead or flathead catfish ## Examples - The fisherman lifted a broad-headed mudcat from the river shallows. ## Synonyms - bullhead - flathead catfish ## Related Forms - catfish - yellow bullhead ## Etymology A compound of mud + cat, with cat used as a shortening of catfish. The name is applied regionally to several bottom-dwelling North American catfish. ## Topics - Animals markdown