catfish
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cat·fish /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/ noun (plural catfish) 1. [countable, uncountable] a type of fish that has whiskers (=strong hairs) around its mouth and lives in rivers or lakes 鲶鱼,鲶n2. [countable] informal someone who lies about themselves on the Internet in order to impress people, especially so that someone will start a relationship with them
Examples from the Corpus
catfish• You meet a man who has a catfish named after him.• Ideal for cichlids and catfish tanks.• I would like to add another catfish.• I have yet to try the whole charbroiled catfish.• Check on salt tolerance of your fish especially some of the more delicate catfish before treating.• I lifted out what appeared to be a very large catfish.• A while back, I wrote about my experience of keeping some of the newer catfish on the market.cat·fish nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
of a (=strong type whiskers that Corpus hairs) fish has
catfish
cat‧fish /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
noun (plural catfish) [uncountable and countable]
a type of fish that has whiskers (=strong hairs) around its mouth and lives in rivers or lakes
cat‧fish /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
noun (plural catfish) [uncountable and countable]a type of fish that has whiskers (=strong hairs) around its mouth and lives in rivers or lakes