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flathead catfish

–noun
a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw.


Origin:
1940–45
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flat·head catfish   (flāt'hěd')   
n.  A large American catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) having a yellowish body with brown markings and common in streams of the Mississippi Valley and southeast United States.
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