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catfish
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catfish
(noun)
catfish
/
ˈ
kætˌfɪʃ/
noun
plural
catfish
catfish
/
ˈ
kætˌfɪʃ/
noun
plural
catfish
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATFISH
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a type of fish that has a large head and long thin parts that look like a cat's whiskers around its mouth
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