English Explanatory Dictionary

sheatfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wels catfish (Silurus glanis), the largest freshwater fish in Europe.
  2. Any catfish of genus Silurus.
  3. Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:
  4. Wallago species, found in the Danube and other Eastern European rivers
  5. Micronema species
  6. Phalacronotus species

Word forms

sheatfish sheatfishes sheat-fish

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete sheathfish.

Synonyms

sheat
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