Noun: shovelnose catfish
- Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
"The shovelnose catfish ambushed its prey from the riverbed";
- flathead catfish, mudcat, goujon, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris
Derived forms: shovelnose catfishes
Type of: catfish, siluriform fish
Part of: genus Pylodictus, Pylodictus