flathead catfish

Questions about flathead catfish

What does flathead catfish mean?

flathead catfish means "large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw".

What is another word for flathead catfish?

Close synonyms include mudcat, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flathead catfish a common word?

flathead catfish is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.