Associations to the word «Catfish»

Wiktionary

CATFISH, noun. Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
CATFISH, verb. (Internet) (slang) (transitive) To create a fake online profile to seduce (someone).

Dictionary definition

CATFISH, noun. Flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed.
CATFISH, noun. Large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins.
CATFISH, noun. Any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

Wise words

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