Meaning Of The Word Catfish

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catfish
variable noun: Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths.

catfish in American English
any of an order (Siluriformes) of bony fishes with barbels, somewhat like a cat's whiskers, about the mouth and usually with a sharp spine in the dorsal and pectoral fins
noun: any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales

catfish in British English
noun: any of numerous mainly freshwater teleost fishes having whisker-like barbels around the mouth, esp the silurids of Europe and Asia and the horned pouts of North America
verb: to create a false identity on social media in order to lure someone into establishing a relationship

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