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Terms
9,110- Catfish
- Catgut
- Catharine Wheel
- Catharist
- Catharsis
- Cathartic
- Cathartic; Catharical
- Cathartin
- Cathay
- Cathead
- Cathedra
- Cathedral
- Cathedralic
- Cathedrated
- Catheretic
- Catherine Wheel
- Catheter
- Catheterism; Catheterization
- Catheterize
- Cathetometer
- Cathetus
- Cathode
- Cathodic
- Cathodograph; Cathodegraph
- Catholic
- Catholical
- Catholicism
- Catholicity
- Catholicize
- Catholicly
- Catholicness
- Catholicon
- Catholicos
- Catilinarian
- Cation
- Catkin
- Catlike
- Catling
- Catlinite
- Catnip; Catmint
- Cato-Cathartic
- Catonian
- Catopron
- Catopter; Catoptron
- Catoptric; Catoptrical
- Catoptrics
- Catoptromancy
- Catpipe
- Catskill Period
- Catso
- Catstick
- Catstitch
- Catsup
- Cattish
- Cattle
- Catty
- Caucasian
- Caucus
- Cauda Galli
- Caudad
- Caudal
- Caudata
- Caudate; Caudated
- Caudex
- Caudicle; Caudicula
- Caudle
- Cauf
- Caufle
- Caught
- Cauk; Cauker
- Caul
- Caulescent
- Caulicle
- Cauliculus
- Cauliflower
- Cauliform
- Cauline
- Caulis
- Caulk
- Caulocarpous
- Caulome
- Cauma
- Cauponize
- Causable
- Causal
- Causality
- Causally
- Causation
- Causationist
- Causative
- Causatively
- Causator
- Cause
- Causeful
- Causeless
- Causelessness
- Causer
- Causerie
- Causeuse
- Causeway; Causey
- Causewayed; Causeyed
- Causidical
- Caustic
- Caustic; Caustical
- Caustically
- Causticily
- Causticness
- Cautel
- Cautelous
- Cauter
- Cauterant
- Cauterism
- Cauterization
- Cauterize
- Cautery
- Caution
- Cautionary
- Cautionary Block
- Cautioner
- Cautionry
- Cautious
- Cautiously
- Cautiousness
- Cavalcade
- Cavalero; Cavaliero
- Cavalier
- Cavalierish
- Cavalierism
- Cavalierly
- Cavalierness
- Cavally
- Cavalry
- Cavalryman
- Cavatina
- Cave
- Caveat
- Caveating
- Caveator
- Cavendish
- Cavern
- Caverned
- Cavernous
- Cavernulous
- Cavesson; Cavezon
- Cavetto
- Caviare; Caviar
- Cavicorn
- Cavicornia
- Cavil
- Cavil; Caviler; Caviller
- Caviling
- Cavilingly
- Cavillation
- Cavilous; Cavillous
- Cavin
- Cavitary
- Cavity
- Cavo-Relievo
- Cavo-Rilievo
- Cavort
- Cavy
- Caw
- Cawk
- Cawker
- Cawky
- Caxon
- Caxton
- Cay
- Cayenne
- Cayman
- Cayo
- Cayugas
- Cayuse
- Cazique; Cazic
- Cc Ira
- Cease
- Ceaseless
- Cecidomyia
- Cecity
- Cecutiency
- Cedar
- Cedared
- Cedarn
- Cede
- Cedilla
- Cedrat
- Cedrene
- Cedrine
- Cedriret
- Cedry
- Cedule
- Ceduous
- Ceil
- Ceiling
- Ceint
- Ceinture
- Celadon
- Celandine; Calandine
- Celature
- Celebrant
1 entry 1 source
Catfish
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad.