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a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.Also, blue cat. Also called blue channel cat, blue channel catfish.[1825-35, Amer.]
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Blue catfish — Taxobox name = Blue catfish image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Ictaluridae genus = Ictalurus species = I. furcatus binomial = Ictalurus furcatus binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
blue catfish — noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley • Syn: ↑blue cat, ↑blue channel catfish, ↑blue channel cat • Hypernyms: ↑channel catfish, ↑channel cat, ↑Ictalurus punctatus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
blue catfish — melsvasis šarvuotasis šamukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Corydoras nattereri angl. blue catfish; blue corydoras rus. голубой панцирник ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šarvuotieji šamukai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
blue catfish — blue′ cat′fish n. ich a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, popular as a food fish in the Mississippi River valley Also called blue′ cat′ … From formal English to slang
blue catfish — noun Date: 1835 a large bluish catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) of the Mississippi valley that may weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms) … New Collegiate Dictionary
blue cat — noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley • Syn: ↑blue catfish, ↑blue channel catfish, ↑blue channel cat • Hypernyms: ↑channel catfish, ↑channel cat, ↑Ictalurus punctatus * * * n … Useful english dictionary
Catfish — For other uses, see Catfish (disambiguation). Catfish Temporal range: Late Cretaceous – present Black bullhead Scientific classificati … Wikipedia
blue channel cat — noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley • Syn: ↑blue catfish, ↑blue cat, ↑blue channel catfish • Hypernyms: ↑channel catfish, ↑channel cat, ↑Ictalurus punctatus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
blue channel catfish — noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley • Syn: ↑blue catfish, ↑blue cat, ↑blue channel cat • Hypernyms: ↑channel catfish, ↑channel cat, ↑Ictalurus punctatus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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
