catfish


Definition: Meaning of, catfish in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkatfɪʃ /

  • noun
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catfish catfish
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a type of fish that has WHISKER s (= strong hairs) around its mouth and lives in rivers or lakes
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catfish used in phrases

  • European catfish (noun)
    1. large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
  • armored catfish (noun)
    1. south American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
  • armoured catfish (noun)
    1. south American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
  • blue catfish (noun)
    1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
  • blue channel catfish (noun)
    1. a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
  • bullhead catfish (noun)
    1. any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
  • channel catfish (noun)
    1. freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
  • electric catfish (noun)
    1. freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
  • flathead catfish (noun)
    1. large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
  • sea catfish (noun)
    1. any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
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