catfish

catfish Definition

cat·fish (kat′fis̸h′)

noun pl. -·fish′, -·fish′es

☆ 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
☆ any of certain fishes of this group cooked as food

catfish Usage Examples

Converse of object

catch: My husband woke up, we had a chat then he went off to catch some catfish.
include: Over one hundred freshwater species have been recorded as being susceptible to the disease, including the African catfish.
have: Also have tiger shovelnose catfish at £ 7.50 and redtail cross tigers at £ 12.50!
die: I still feel really bad about watching Survival and laughing with my mom at the dying catfish.

Adjective modifier

giant: Can Jeremy catch the ' giant devil catfish ' ?
African: It is also one of the very few African catfish that have been bred in captivity.
rare: Could possibly be confused with the rare bullhead catfish which has eight barbules, compared to the six barbules of the wels.
red: Red Tail Catfish 25/07/05 No 19inch red tail catfish, selling due to size as will soon outgrow my tank.
large: In this region of India a large catfish has developed a taste for live human flesh!
big: How does Big Mamma, one of the world's biggest catfish, sound?

Modifies a noun

production: The document is produced for Oklahoma, but is of use in most catfish production systems.
enthusiast: All in all, a superb fish for the catfish enthusiast.
system: The document is produced for Oklahoma, but is of use in most catfish production systems.
festival: A catfish festival all meals aboard way out bridge followed by the.

Noun used with modifier

shovelnose: Also have small tiger shovelnose catfish at £ 7.50 and red tail cross tiger shovelnose catfish at £ 12.50.
bristlenose: Stocked with 1 large pearl gourami, 1 mature bristlenose catfish, 1 albino cory, neon... .. .
tiger: Also have small tiger shovelnose catfish at £ 7.50 and red tail cross tiger shovelnose catfish at £ 12.50.
tail: Red Tail Catfish 25/07/05 No 19inch red tail catfish, selling due to size as will soon outgrow my tank.
giant: A century ago the Mekong giant catfish was found the entire length of the river from Vietnam to southern China.
lake: We stock a wide range of fish from the lakes together with a range of rift lake catfish.

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