Catfish
noun
A type of fish characterized by its whisker-like barbels around the mouth.
The fisherman caught a giant catfish in the river yesterday.
Often appears as...
- catch a catfish
- big catfish
verb
To deceive someone by creating a false personal profile online.
Many online daters have been catfished by people who lie about their identity.
Often appears as...
- catfish someone online
- catfish on social media
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of fish characterized by its whisker-like barbels around the mouth.
The fisherman caught a giant catfish in the river yesterday.
Often appears as...
- catch a catfish
- big catfish
verb
To deceive someone by creating a false personal profile online.
Many online daters have been catfished by people who lie about their identity.
Often appears as...
- catfish someone online
- catfish on social media
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Description
Imagine the catfish's distinctive barbels as cat whiskers to remember its appearance.
The catfish looked interesting with its cat-like whiskers.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Catfish are mainly found in freshwater environments, which can help you understand their habitat.
They went to the lake to find some catfish.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
Catfish is not only an animal but also food; it's commonly served fried in certain regions.
He ordered fried catfish at the southern restaurant.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Description
Imagine the catfish's distinctive barbels as cat whiskers to remember its appearance.
The catfish looked interesting with its cat-like whiskers.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Catfish are mainly found in freshwater environments, which can help you understand their habitat.
They went to the lake to find some catfish.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
Catfish is not only an animal but also food; it's commonly served fried in certain regions.
He ordered fried catfish at the southern restaurant.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Description
Imagine the catfish's distinctive barbels as cat whiskers to remember its appearance.
The catfish looked interesting with its cat-like whiskers.
Pro Tip 2/3Habitat Specific
Catfish are mainly found in freshwater environments, which can help you understand their habitat.
They went to the lake to find some catfish.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
Catfish is not only an animal but also food; it's commonly served fried in certain regions.
He ordered fried catfish at the southern restaurant.
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Video examples
The Elusive Giant...
to help the fish regain its celebrity status among the locals who live and depend upon the Mekong River for their livelihood this team has produced a book about the catfish and is distributing it to children this is a book that we did a few years ago about giant catfish oh just a story that mirrors the natural
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Dead stuff: The secret...
or catfish and other bottom feeders, or they are fed animal by-products. So, if you're thinking nature is full of waste, you're right. But one organism's garbage is another's gold, and all that rotting dead stuff ultimately provides the energy that nourishes us and most of life on Earth,
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River Catfish Release PIPE...
huge fish beautiful fish this fish is also known as the iridescent shark catfish because of its shape its shaped a little bit like a shark and sometimes when it swims on the surface it'll raise its dorsal fin and it'll look quite a bit like a shark as it swims along this
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The Crafty Catfish...
destroyed is the only mother they'll ever know more irony the cichlid mom fails to sense the switch she treats the catfish as if they were her own scooping them up to protect them at the first
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Pink Catfish Discovered...
exploration they have reached a deeper area of river and the caving team are keen to show george what they think is a very significant find what we're hunting for is this little pale catfish
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Dan Barber: A surprising...
or we're talking about chickens, or we're talking about broccoli or Brussels sprouts, or in the case of this morning's New York Times, catfish -- which wholesale are going out of business.
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Oklahoma Catfish...
relentless rain lightning storms and raging rivers now for America's top catfish travelers it's the moment of truth the annual okie noodling tournaments
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Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
scooping them up to protect them at the first hint of danger the catfish have clearly won this round in the eternal fight for evolutionary dominance
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Mekong Giant Catfish PIPE...
this is a Mekong giant catfish the world's largest freshwater fish species those species in the wild is critically endangered which means that it's
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The Fish That Hunts...
a monstrous wells catfish introduced here just 40 years ago they have proliferated virtually exterminated the local fish stocks
Video examples
The Elusive Giant...
to help the fish regain its celebrity status among the locals who live and depend upon the Mekong River for their livelihood this team has produced a book about the catfish and is distributing it to children this is a book that we did a few years ago about giant catfish oh just a story that mirrors the natural
Video examples
Dead stuff: The secret...
or catfish and other bottom feeders, or they are fed animal by-products. So, if you're thinking nature is full of waste, you're right. But one organism's garbage is another's gold, and all that rotting dead stuff ultimately provides the energy that nourishes us and most of life on Earth,
Video examples
River Catfish Release PIPE...
huge fish beautiful fish this fish is also known as the iridescent shark catfish because of its shape its shaped a little bit like a shark and sometimes when it swims on the surface it'll raise its dorsal fin and it'll look quite a bit like a shark as it swims along this
Video examples
The Crafty Catfish...
destroyed is the only mother they'll ever know more irony the cichlid mom fails to sense the switch she treats the catfish as if they were her own scooping them up to protect them at the first
Video examples
Pink Catfish Discovered...
exploration they have reached a deeper area of river and the caving team are keen to show george what they think is a very significant find what we're hunting for is this little pale catfish
Video examples
Dan Barber: A surprising...
or we're talking about chickens, or we're talking about broccoli or Brussels sprouts, or in the case of this morning's New York Times, catfish -- which wholesale are going out of business.
Video examples
Oklahoma Catfish...
relentless rain lightning storms and raging rivers now for America's top catfish travelers it's the moment of truth the annual okie noodling tournaments
Video examples
Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
scooping them up to protect them at the first hint of danger the catfish have clearly won this round in the eternal fight for evolutionary dominance
Video examples
Mekong Giant Catfish PIPE...
this is a Mekong giant catfish the world's largest freshwater fish species those species in the wild is critically endangered which means that it's
Video examples
The Fish That Hunts...
a monstrous wells catfish introduced here just 40 years ago they have proliferated virtually exterminated the local fish stocks
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Quote examples
Terri Irwin
American Scientist
Crocs are apex predators, and as with all apex predators, they are critical to the environment: if you lose the crocs, you'll lose the barramundi, you'll lose the crabs - a catfish can eat 30,000 barramundi fingerlings, and who do you think eats the catfish? Crocs.
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Si Robertson
American Celebrity
Daddy had a farm - cows, pigs, OK, a big garden, OK? We did live off the land, and then we would supplement all that with whatever we could kill or catch. Whether we'd kill squirrels, deer, duck, or caught catfish or brim, that was what went on the table.
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
Mississippi catfish producers deserve to compete on a level playing field with foreign producers, and, more importantly, American consumers need to be confident that the catfish they serve their families is healthy, safe, and free of dangerous chemicals.
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Jeremy Wade
A fish with a big mouth, like a catfish, they've been known to bite people's legs. Normally not because they're hungry, but because they're protecting a nest or something like that.
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Bootsy Collins
American Musician
Catfish is not playing guitar no more, he's doing like a home-front thing. He had been in the business around ten years before I got in it, so I guess he's had enough of it.
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Anita Bryant
American Singer
As children, we dug for worms or we used crawdads for bait. We caught catfish, or crappies, a delicous fish.
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John Hope
American Educator
We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.
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Blake Shelton
American Musician
The only thing you can do to make catfish edible is fry them.
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Edith Sitwell
British Poet
I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor.
Quote examples
Terri Irwin
American Scientist
Crocs are apex predators, and as with all apex predators, they are critical to the environment: if you lose the crocs, you'll lose the barramundi, you'll lose the crabs - a catfish can eat 30,000 barramundi fingerlings, and who do you think eats the catfish? Crocs.
Quote examples
Si Robertson
American Celebrity
Daddy had a farm - cows, pigs, OK, a big garden, OK? We did live off the land, and then we would supplement all that with whatever we could kill or catch. Whether we'd kill squirrels, deer, duck, or caught catfish or brim, that was what went on the table.
Quote examples
Cindy Hyde-Smith
American Politician
Mississippi catfish producers deserve to compete on a level playing field with foreign producers, and, more importantly, American consumers need to be confident that the catfish they serve their families is healthy, safe, and free of dangerous chemicals.
Quote examples
Jeremy Wade
A fish with a big mouth, like a catfish, they've been known to bite people's legs. Normally not because they're hungry, but because they're protecting a nest or something like that.
Quote examples
Bootsy Collins
American Musician
Catfish is not playing guitar no more, he's doing like a home-front thing. He had been in the business around ten years before I got in it, so I guess he's had enough of it.
Quote examples
Anita Bryant
American Singer
As children, we dug for worms or we used crawdads for bait. We caught catfish, or crappies, a delicous fish.
Quote examples
John Hope
American Educator
We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.
Quote examples
Blake Shelton
American Musician
The only thing you can do to make catfish edible is fry them.
Quote examples
Edith Sitwell
British Poet
I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.
Quote examples
Tom Douglas
American Chef
Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor.
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