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CATFISH Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the word catfish. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word catfish. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CATFISH

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sheatfish
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noun

• large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe

mudcat
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noun

• flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

• large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

wolffish
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noun

• large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

• large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail

siluriform fish
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noun

• any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

wolf fish
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• large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

Best Hypernyms For CATFISH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for catfish, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
betray blennioid deceive fish malacopterygian
Phrases (4)
blennioid fishfreshwater fishlead astraysoft-finned fish
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