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channel catfish

noun

  1. a food fish, Ictalurus punctatus, common in fresh waters throughout central U.S.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of channel catfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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Example Sentences

Channel catfish from stations W-3, A-3, and C-5 were taken on hook and line.

Channel catfish were most common in the larger, sandy streams, but occurred in other kinds of streams.

Channel catfish were taken by us only in the mainstream; anglers sometimes catch channel catfish in several of the tributaries.

Stomachs of a few gar from the Neosho River were examined and found to contain minnows and some channel catfish.

One and sometimes two channel catfish were found in other holes in the stream-bank or bottom.

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