"basa fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: basa fish [plural], basa fishes [plural]
Etymology: From Vietnamese cá ba sa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|cá ba sa}} Vietnamese cá ba sa Head templates: {{en-noun|*|es}} basa fish (plural basa fish or basa fishes)
  1. A shark catfish native to southeast Asia, of species Pangasius bocourti. Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-basa_fish-en-noun-C6dOpya- Disambiguation of Catfish: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. Other species in family Pangasiidae.
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