Meaning of catfish

cat•fish

Pronunciation: (kat'fish"), [key]

— -fish, -fish•es.

any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales.
a wolffish of the genus Anarhichas.
any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a cat.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

catfish (Thesaurus)

catfight cat flea

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