Meanings
nounelectric catfish (plural electric catfishes or electric catfish)
plural electric catfishes
- Any catfish of the family Malapteruridae (order Siluriformes).
Synonyms: raad, raash, malapterurid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny catfish of the family Malapteruridae (order Siluriformes).
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounfreshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
Similar
Malopterurus electricus
Broader
siluridsilurid fish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish sähkömonni
- sähkömonnicatfish of Malapteruridae
German Elektrischer Wels
- Elektrischer Welscatfish of Malapteruridae
Russian электри́ческий сом
- электри́ческий сом (elektríčeskij som)catfish of Malapteruridae
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APA
electric catfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20catfish
MLA
“electric catfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20catfish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric catfish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20catfish.
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