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sheatfish

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A wels catfish (Silurus glanis), the largest freshwater fish in Europe.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any catfish of genus Silurus.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

Wallago species, found in the Danube and other Eastern European rivers

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

Micronema species

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any of the species in family Siluridae, including:

Phalacronotus species

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6

noun

Meaning 6

large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: European catfish, Silurus glanis

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Broader terms: silurid, silurid fish

History

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete sheathfish.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լոքո (lokʻo) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Azerbaijani: naqqa — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Azerbaijani: naxa — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Bashkir: йәйен (yəyen) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Bengali: মাগুর (magur) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Bulgarian: сом (som) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Cherokee: ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ (tsulisdanali) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Finnish: monni — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Georgian: ლოქო (loko) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Ancient Greek: γλάνις (glánis) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Hungarian: harcsa — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Indonesian: lele — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Indonesian: patin — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Italian: siluro — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Latin: silūrus — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Malay: ikan keli — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Malayalam: മുഷി (muṣi) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Malayalam: മുഴു മത്സ്യം (muḻu matsyaṁ) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Marathi: शिंगळा (śiṅgḷā) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Persian: سلور (selur) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Persian: اسبلهماهی (esbale-mâhi) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Persian: سالور (sâlur) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Polish: sum — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Russian: сом (som) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Tamil: கெளிறு (keḷiṟu) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Tamil: கெளுத்தி (keḷutti) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Turkish: yayın — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاین (yayın) — fish of the genus Silurus
  • Ukrainian: сом (som) — fish of the genus Silurus