catfish

[US]/'kætfɪʃ/
[UK]/'kætfɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with whiskers, adept at camouflaging itself and preying on other small fish.
Word Forms
Pluralcatfishes

Example Sentences

Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.

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peripheral division The division of freshwater fishes very tolerant of salty water, such as salmon, plotosid catfish, sticklebacks, and gobies.

She suspected that the person she met online was a catfish.

He was catfishing people on social media by using a fake profile.

Catfishing is a common problem in online dating.

The catfish pretended to be a wealthy businessman to deceive his victims.

She fell in love with the person she thought was a catfish.

The catfish manipulated photos to make themselves appear more attractive.

He realized he had been talking to a catfish after doing a reverse image search.

They created a catfish account to gather information for their investigation.

The catfish asked for money after gaining the victim's trust.

The documentary exposed the dangers of online catfishing.

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