catfish
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The meaning (definition) of the word catfish
a fish with long whiskers near its mouth
The word catfish used in a sentence
“I saw that a catfish has long whiskers on its face.”
How the word catfish is said around the world
| French | poisson-chat (pwah-sohn-SHAH) |
| Spanish | pez gato (pehs GAH-toh) |
| Mandarin | 鲶鱼 (nyen yoo) |
| Hindi | कैटफ़िश (KAT-fish) |
| Arabic | سَمَكَة السِّلَّوْر (SA-ma-kah as-SIL-lawr) |
| Russian | сом (SOHM) |
| Portuguese (EU) | peixe-gato (PAY-shuh GAH-too) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bagre (BAH-gree) |
| Japanese | ナマズ (nah-MAH-zoo) |
| German | Wels (vels) |
| Urdu | کیٹ فش (KAYT FISH) |
| Punjabi | ਕੈਟਫਿਸ਼ (KAT-fish) |
| Korean | 메기 (MEH-gee) |
| Hebrew | שפמנון (shahf-mah-NOON) |
| Greek | γατόψαρο (gah-TOH-psah-roh) |
| Dutch | meerval (MAYR-vahl) |
| Tagalog | hito (HEE-toh) |
| Vietnamese | cá trê (kah CHAY) |
| Turkish | yayın balığı (yah-YUHN bah-LUH) |
| Persian | گربهماهی (gor-beh-mah-HEE) |
| Polish | sum (soom) |
| Ukrainian | сом (som) |
| Bengali | মাগুর মাছ (MAH-goor MAHCH) |
| Swedish | mal (mahl) |
| Italian | pesce gatto (PEH-sheh GAT-toh) |
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