mudcat
mudcat — 名詞
1. a large freshwater catfish that has a wide, flat head and lives in rivers and la
平頭鯰
美國中南部河流中的大型扁平頭淡水鯰魚
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.
Romi 在密蘇里河釣魚時捕到一條很大的平頭鯰。
mudcat + river name to show habitat
The mudcat hides in muddy water during the day and hunts at night.
平頭鯰白天躲在泥濘的水中，晚上才出來覓食。
present-simple habits of the fish
Femi's family cooked the mudcat they caught over a campfire.
Femi 一家人在營火上烹煮他們捕到的平頭鯰。
A large mudcat can weigh more than fifty kilograms and live for twenty years.
大型平頭鯰可以超過五十公斤，並活到二十年之久。
Hari learned to fish for mudcat from his father on the Yazoo River.
Hari 跟父親在雅祖河上學習如何釣平頭鯰。
- 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
密西西比人
在美國密西西比州出生或居住的人
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.
那位作家是個以身為密西西比人為傲的人，常書寫密西西比的生活。
proud mudcat — common modifier for regional identity
Nora's grandfather, a mudcat from Greenville, told stories about the Delta.
Nora 的祖父是來自格林維爾的密西西比人，常講述三角洲的故事。
Many mudcats left Mississippi during the Great Migration to find work in northern factories.
大遷徙期間，許多密西西比人離開家鄉，前往北方工廠找工作。
As a mudcat, Michael knows the best spots for fried catfish in Jackson.
身為密西西比人，Michael 知道傑克森市哪裡有最好吃的炸鯰魚。
- 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'.