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silurid fish vs catfish

catfish vs silurid fish

silurid fish and catfish both are nouns.

silurid fish is not a verb while catfish is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silurid fish Yes No No No
catfish Yes No Yes No
As nouns, catfish is a hypernym of silurid fish; that is, catfish is a word with a broader meaning than silurid fish:
  • silurid fish: Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
  • catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
Other hypernyms of silurid fish include siluriform fish.
silurid fish (noun) catfish (noun)
Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin 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
silurid fish (verb) catfish (verb)
To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity
Difference between silurid fish and catfish

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