ALL meanings of catfish
cat·fish
C c - variable noun catfish Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths. 3
- noun catfish 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 3
- noun catfish 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 3
- noun catfish any of certain fishes of this group cooked as food 3
- noun plural catfish any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales. 1
- noun plural catfish a wolffish of the genus Anarhichas. 1
- noun plural catfish any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a cat. 1
- noun plural catfish Slang. a person who assumes a false identity or personality on the Internet, especially on social media websites, as to deceive, manipulate, or swindle. 1
- noun catfish type of scaleless fish 1
- noun catfish A freshwater or marine fish with whiskerlike barbels around the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling. 1
- noun catfish Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth. 0
- verb catfish (Transitive Verb) (Internet, slang) To create a fake online profile to seduce (someone). 0