catfish
15 points
English
7 letters
Common
Commonness #15,102
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Definitions
noun
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/kˈætfˌɪʃ/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural catfishes
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
goldfishjellyfishshellfishstarfishswordfishcrawfishcuttlefishgoosefishguardfishjewfishqueenfishangelfishdealfishdogfishflatfishlungfish
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