| mudcat | (noun) large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw | Synonyms: flathead catfish, goujon, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish |
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| (noun) flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed | Synonyms: catfish |
| wildcat | (adjective) (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive | - |
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| (adjective) without official authorization | Synonyms: unauthorised, unauthorized |
| (adjective) outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices | - |
| (noun) any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild | - |
| (noun) an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field | Synonyms: wildcat well |
| (noun) a cruelly rapacious person | Synonyms: beast, brute, savage, wolf |