sheatfish

[ sheet-fish ]
noun,plural sheat·fish·es, (especially collectively) sheat·fish.

  1. a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kilograms).

Origin of sheatfish

1
First recorded in 1580–90; earlier sheath-fish; sheath is erroneous translation of German Scheide “sheatfish”

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British Dictionary definitions for sheatfish

sheatfish

/ (ˈʃiːtˌfɪʃ) /

nounplural -fish or -fishes

  1. the European catfish: See silurid (def. 1)

Origin of sheatfish

1
C16: variant of sheathfish; perhaps influenced by German Schaid sheatfish; see sheath, fish

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