GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Bashaw , n. [See Pasha.]
   A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
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   Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
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   (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
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   mudcat, mud cat n. A large catfish (Pylodictus olivaris, formerly Leptops olivaris) of the central U. S. having a flattened head and projecting jaw.
   Syn. -- flathead catfish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris.
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