1. a fish that can survive in muddy water or temporarily out of water, especially certain lungfish or bowfin

Examples

• The mudfish can breathe air when water levels drop.
• African mudfish burrow into the mud during dry seasons.
• The bowfin is sometimes called a mudfish because of its habitat preferences.
• Mudfish are known for their ability to survive in low-oxygen environments.
• The pond dried up, but the mudfish remained alive in the thick mud.
• Scientists study mudfish to understand how early vertebrates adapted to land.