catfish: Meaning and Definition of
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.
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