Definition of "mudpuppy" []

• Any of several large North American salamanders of the genus Necturus, especially N. maculosus, that live in damp regions and have conspicuous clusters of dark red external gills. Also called water dog. (noun)
• See hellbender. (noun)

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• "Veteran East Texas anglers long have relied on the waterdog or mudpuppy, which is the larval form of an aquatic salamander to haul in lunker largemouth bass, and crawfish, which love rocky structure, are the No. 1 live bait for smallmouths no matter where you are."
• "Yes | No | Report from mudpuppy wrote 1 week 17 hours ago"
• "Yes | No | Report from lukem wrote 49 weeks 19 hours ago caught a mudpuppy in wisconsin once"