walking catfish

noun

A Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias batrachus

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Meanings

nounwalking catfish (plural walking catfishes or walking catfish)

plural walking catfishes

  1. A Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias batrachus

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
airbreathing catfish

Translations

Dutch wandelende meerval
  • wandelende meervalClarias batrachus
Finnish konnamonni
  • konnamonniClarias batrachus
German Froschwels
  • FroschwelsClarias batrachus
Hungarian békaharcsa
  • békaharcsaClarias batrachus
Korean 걷는메기
  • 걷는메기 (geonneunmegi)Clarias batrachus
Polish sum batraszek, długowąs żabi
  • sum batraszekClarias batrachus
  • długowąs żabiClarias batrachus
Russian лягу́шковый кла́риевый сом, промысло́вый кла́риас
  • лягу́шковый кла́риевый сом (ljagúškovyj klárijevyj som)Clarias batrachus
  • промысло́вый кла́риас (promyslóvyj klárias)Clarias batrachus
Swedish ålmal
  • ålmalClarias batrachus
Tagalog hito
  • hitoClarias batrachus
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Chicago

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