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A catfish that treats clear water as a personal insult.
means A large freshwater catfish (especially the flathead or channel catfish) that lurks in murky river bottoms, also used as a nickname for people from catfish-rich river regions.
from Straightforward American compound: 'mud' plus 'cat,' from 'catfish,' so named for the whiskered, bottom-dwelling fish's habit of sulking in muddy river and lake beds. The term swam into regional English use in the US, especially around the Mississippi and other catfish-heavy waterways, and later got hooked as a nickname for locals and sports teams in those same muddy-watered places.
- actual name
- flathead catfish, mostly
- habitat
- murky river bottoms, snags, undercut banks
- size
- can top 100 pounds
- hunting style
- ambushes prey by smell, not sight