mudcat
mudcat — noun
1. a large freshwater catfish that has a wide, flat head and lives in rivers and la
a large freshwater catfish that has a wide, flat head and lives in rivers and lakes of the central and southern parts of the United States
Romi caught a huge mudcat while fishing in the Missouri River.
mudcat + river name to show habitat
The mudcat hides in muddy water during the day and hunts at night.
present-simple habits of the fish
Femi's family cooked the mudcat they caught over a campfire.
A large mudcat can weigh more than fifty kilograms and live for twenty years.
Hari learned to fish for mudcat from his father on the Yazoo River.
- flathead catfish
the formal species name, used in scientific and fishing contexts
- yellow catfish
another regional name for the same fish, referring to its yellowish colour
用法筆記
This is the common name for the flathead catfish in everyday speech across the US South and Midwest. The scientific name is Pylodictis olivaris.
2. a person who is from or lives in the US state of Mississippi
a person who is from or lives in the US state of Mississippi
The writer was a proud mudcat who often wrote about life in Mississippi.
proud mudcat — common modifier for regional identity
Nora's grandfather, a mudcat from Greenville, told stories about the Delta.
Many mudcats left Mississippi during the Great Migration to find work in northern factories.
As a mudcat, Michael knows the best spots for fried catfish in Jackson.
- Mississippian
the standard, more formal term; used in official contexts and journalistic writing
用法筆記
An informal, affectionate term used primarily by people from Mississippi themselves or in regional writing. It is much less common than the standard term 'Mississippian'.