- catfish
- noun Date: 1612 any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels
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Catfish — bezeichnet: als Fische Angehörige einer Unterart der Gattung Echte Welse, der Welsartigen (Siluriformes), u. a.: atlantic catfish, Seewölfe (Anarhichadidae) als Personen: Catfish Collins (1944–2010), US amerikanischer Gitarrist Jim „Catfish“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
catfish — [kat′fish΄] n. pl. catfish or catfishes (see FISH) ☆ 1. any of an order (Siluriformes) of bony fishes with barbels, somewhat like a cat s whiskers, about the mouth and usually with a sharp spine in the dorsal and pectoral fins ☆ 2. any of certain … English World dictionary
Catfish — Cat fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus});… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catfish — est le label d une compagnie discographique indépendante américaine. Artistes produits : Big Walter Horton Portail de la musique … Wikipédia en Français
catfish — 1610s, from CAT (Cf. cat) + FISH (Cf. fish). Probably so called for its whiskers … Etymology dictionary
catfish — ► NOUN ▪ a freshwater or marine fish with whisker like barbels round the mouth … English terms dictionary
Catfish — For other uses, see Catfish (disambiguation). Catfish Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – present Black bullhead Scientific classificati … Wikipedia
catfish — /kat fish /, n. pl. (esp. collectively) catfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) catfishes. 1. any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the… … Universalium
catfish — /ˈkætfɪʃ/ (say katfish) noun (plural catfish or catfishes) 1. in Australia, a fish of the species Tandanus tandanus, or any of various species of freshwater and marine fishes of the families Ariidae (fork tail catfish) or Plotosidae (eel tailed… …
catfish — [[t]kæ̱tfɪʃ[/t]] N VAR (catfish is both the singular and plural form.) Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths … English dictionary
catfish — paprastasis šamas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Silurus glanis angl. catfish; European catfish; European wels; sheatfish; wels rus. европейский сом; обыкновенный сом ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
