Catfish vs. Cats

Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the Candiru, Vandellia cirrhosa.

A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.

a freshwater or marine fish with barbels resembling whiskers round the mouth, typically bottom-dwelling.

Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.

another term for wolf fish

(Informal) A woman who is regarded as spiteful.

fish for catfish

A person, especially a man.

lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona

A player or devotee of jazz music.

Any of numerous scaleless, chiefly freshwater fishes of the order Siluriformes, characteristically having whiskerlike barbels extending from the upper jaw. Also called regionally mud cat.

A cat-o'-nine-tails.

Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

A catfish.

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

A cathead.

(internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.

A device for raising an anchor to the cathead.

(internet) Such a fake profile.

A catboat.

To fish for catfish.

A catamaran.

To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).

To hoist an anchor to (the cathead).

A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad.

To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs

flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

plural of cat

large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth