catfish vs soft-finned fish

soft-finned fish vs catfish

catfish and soft-finned fish both are nouns.

catfish is a verb but soft-finned fish is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catfish	Yes	No	Yes	No
soft-finned fish	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, soft-finned fish is a hypernym of catfish; that is, soft-finned fish is a word with a broader meaning than catfish:

catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
soft-finned fish: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii

Other hypernyms of catfish include malacopterygian.

catfish (noun)	soft-finned fish (noun)
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth	any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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

catfish (verb)	soft-finned fish (verb)
To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity

Difference between catfish and soft-finned fish

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