SEA CATFISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sea catfish mean? 

• SEA CATFISH (noun)
  The noun SEA CATFISH has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food

  Familiarity information: SEA CATFISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEA CATFISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sea catfish" is a kind of...):

catfish; siluriform fish (any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sea catfish"):

crucifix fish (sea catfish of the Caribbean area)

Holonyms ("sea catfish" is a member of...):

Ariidae; family Ariidae (sea catfishes)