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• catfish — ► NOUN ▪ a freshwater or marine fish with whisker like barbels round the mouth …   English terms dictionary

• 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 — Wolf Wolf, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk , L. lupus, Gr. ly kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. e lkein to draw, drag, tear in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catfish — Bullhead Bull head , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A fresh water fish of many species, of the genus {Uranidea}, esp. {Uranidea gobio} of Europe, and {Uranidea Richardsoni} of the United States; called also {miller s thumb}. (b) In America, several species …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catfish — a member of the Order Siluriformes with over 2870 species worldwide in fresh waters with some families primarily marine. Named for their barbels or whiskers likened to those of cats …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• catfish — noun (plural same or catfishes) a freshwater or marine fish with whisker like barbels round the mouth, typically bottom dwelling. [Order Siluriformes: many species.] …   English new terms dictionary

• gaff-topsail catfish — noun : a sea catfish (Bagre marina syn. Felichthys felis) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States * * * /gaf top sayl , seuhl/ a sea catfish, Bagre marinus, occurring in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico from Cape Cod to Panama,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary — is the site of the wreck of the USS Monitor, one of the most famous shipwrecks in U.S. history. It was designated as the country s first national marine sanctuary on January 30, 1975, and is the only one of the thirteen national marine… …   Wikipedia

• sea catfish — noun any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food • Hypernyms: ↑catfish, ↑siluriform fish • Hyponyms: ↑crucifix fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Ariidae, ↑family Ariidae * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Sea catfish — Sea cat fish Sea cat Sea cat (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The wolf fish. (b) Any marine siluroid fish, as {[AE]lurichthys marinus}, and {Arinus felis}, of the eastern coast of the United States. Many species are found on the coasts of Central and South America …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English