sheatfish

Noun
Synonyms: European catfishSilurus glanis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. large elongated catfish of central and eastern EuropeSynonyms: European catfishSilurus glanis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sheatfish \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid, schaiden.] (Zool.) A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid. [1913 Webster]
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