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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Catfish

/kăt'-fĭshˌ/ · Cat·fish · IPA /ˈkætfɪʃ/
01 n. A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigril…
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    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 sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad.(Zool.) Also: wolf fish See: Bullhrad