Catfish

Catfish — bezeichnet: als Fische Angehörige einer Unterart der Gattung Echte Welse, der Welsartigen (Siluriformes), u. a.: atlantic catfish, Seewölfe (Anarhichadidae) als Personen: Catfish Collins (1944–2010), US amerikanischer Gitarrist Jim „Catfish“ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Catfish — For other uses, see Catfish (disambiguation). Catfish Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – present Black bullhead Scientific classificati …   Wikipedia

catfish — /kat fish /, n. pl. (esp. collectively) catfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) catfishes. 1. any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the… …   Universalium

catfish — Wolf Wolf, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk , L. lupus, Gr. ly kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. e lkein to draw, drag, tear in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

catfish — Bullhead Bull head , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A fresh water fish of many species, of the genus {Uranidea}, esp. {Uranidea gobio} of Europe, and {Uranidea Richardsoni} of the United States; called also {miller s thumb}. (b) In America, several species …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Catfish — Cat fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus});… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

catfish — cat fish 1> зоол. зубатка полосатая (Anarrhicas lupus) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

catfish — noun Date: 1612 any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels …   New Collegiate Dictionary

catfish — a member of the Order Siluriformes with over 2870 species worldwide in fresh waters with some families primarily marine. Named for their barbels or whiskers likened to those of cats …   Dictionary of ichthyology

catfish — зубатка полосатая …   Англо-русский геологический словарь