peixe-gato — meaning in English

English meaning

• catfish noun A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.

Senses

peixe-gato is used for these senses in English:

• catfish The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
• catshark Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae

catfish — full definition

1. noun A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.
2. noun Someone who sets up a fake online identity to trick another person, often romantically.
3. verb To deceive someone using a fake online profile.

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