pylodictus olivaris

Questions about pylodictus olivaris

What does pylodictus olivaris mean?

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

What is another word for pylodictus olivaris?

Close synonyms include flathead catfish, mudcat, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish. 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 pylodictus olivaris a common word?

pylodictus olivaris 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.