- flathead catfish
- noun Date: 1945 a large yellowish catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) of the central and Gulf states of the United States with the sides and back heavily mottled with brown or black
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Flathead catfish — Taxobox name = Flathead catfish image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Ictaluridae genus = Pylodictis species = P. olivaris binomial = Pylodictis olivaris binomial authority … Wikipedia
flathead catfish — purvinė katžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pylodictis olivaris angl. flathead catfish rus. оливковый сомик ryšiai: platesnis terminas – purvinės katžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
flathead catfish — noun large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw • Syn: ↑mudcat, ↑goujon, ↑shovelnose catfish, ↑spoonbill catfish, ↑Pylodictus olivaris • Hypernyms: ↑catfish, ↑siluriform fish … Useful english dictionary
flathead catfish — a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw. Also called goujon, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
flathead catfish — flat′head cat′fish n. ich a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictis olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw Also called mudcat • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
Flathead — may refer to:* Flathead (song), by The Fratellis * Flathead engine, a valve configuration * Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, a Native American group * Platycephalidae, a family of fish ** Flathead (fish), various… … Wikipedia
Catfish — For other uses, see Catfish (disambiguation). Catfish Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – present Black bullhead Scientific classificati … Wikipedia
flathead cat — noun see flathead catfish … Useful english dictionary
Bullhead catfish — Taxobox name = Bullhead catfish fossil range = Oligocene Recent image width = 240px image caption = Ameiurus nebulosus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Ictaluridae genus = Ameiurus genus… … Wikipedia
shovelnose catfish — noun large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw • Syn: ↑flathead catfish, ↑mudcat, ↑goujon, ↑spoonbill catfish, ↑Pylodictus olivaris • Hypernyms: ↑catfish, ↑siluriform fish … Useful english dictionary
