Ictalurus punctatus vs catfish

catfish vs Ictalurus punctatus

Ictalurus punctatus and catfish both are nouns.

Ictalurus punctatus is not a verb while catfish is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ictalurus punctatus	Yes	No	No	No
catfish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, catfish is a hypernym of Ictalurus punctatus; that is, catfish is a word with a broader meaning than Ictalurus punctatus:

Ictalurus punctatus: freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

Other hypernyms of Ictalurus punctatus include siluriform fish.

Ictalurus punctatus (noun)	catfish (noun)
freshwater food fish common throughout central United States	any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
	large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
	flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

Ictalurus punctatus (verb)	catfish (verb)
	To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity

Difference between Ictalurus punctatus and catfish

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