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CATFISHES Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the word catfishes. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word catfishes. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CATFISHES

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sheatfish
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noun

• large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe

mudcat
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• 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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• 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 CATFISHES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for catfishes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
betray blennioid deceive malacopterygian animals fishes
Phrases (4)
blennioid fishfreshwater fishlead astraysoft-finned fish
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