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catfish vs mudcat

mudcat vs catfish

catfish and mudcat both are nouns.

catfish is a verb but mudcat is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catfish Yes No Yes No
mudcat Yes No No No
As nouns, mudcat is a hyponym of catfish; that is, mudcat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than catfish:
  • catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
  • mudcat: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
Other hyponyms of catfish include silurid, silurid fish, bullhead, bullhead catfish, channel cat, channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, flathead catfish, goujon, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, armored catfish, sea catfish.
As nouns, catfish and mudcat are synonyms defined as:
  • catfish and mudcat: flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
catfish (noun) mudcat (noun)
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
catfish (verb) mudcat (verb)
To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity
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