"catfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-catfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: catfish [plural], catfishes [plural]
Etymology: From cat + fish. Likely so named for its prominent barbels like a cat's whiskers. Compare West Frisian katfisk (“catfish”), Dutch katvis (“catfish”). Compare also German Seekatze (“catfish”, literally “sea-cat”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|fish}} cat + fish, {{cog|fy|katfisk|t=catfish}} West Frisian katfisk (“catfish”), {{cog|nl|katvis|t=catfish}} Dutch katvis (“catfish”), {{cog|de|Seekatze|lit=sea-cat|t=catfish}} German Seekatze (“catfish”, literally “sea-cat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|catfish|+}} catfish (countable and uncountable, plural catfish or catfishes)
  1. Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Catfish Synonyms: catlet [Africa], sheat, sheatfish, river chicken Translations (type of fish — see also sheatfish): аԥа́шәԥсыӡ (apáŝʷpsədz) (Abkhaz), γλάνις (glánis) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), σίλουρος (sílouros) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سَلُّور (sallūr) [masculine] (Arabic), قرموط (ʕɑrmūṭ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), كاتفش (kātfiš) [Gulf-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ܣܱܠܽܘܪܴܐ (sallūrā, səlōrā) [Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), լոքո (lokʿo) (Armenian), siluru [masculine] (Asturian), naqqa (Azerbaijani), naxa (Azerbaijani), йәйен (yəyen) (Bashkir), katuarrain (Basque), сом (som) [masculine] (Belarusian), মাগুর (magur) (Bengali), tabangungo (Bikol Central), сом (som) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ငါးခူ (nga:hku) (Burmese), silur [masculine] (Catalan), 𑄟𑄉𑄪𑄢𑄴 (māgur) (Chakma), ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ (tsulisdanali) (Cherokee), 鯰魚 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 鲶鱼 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 塘蝨 (Chinese Cantonese), 塘虱 (tong⁴ sat¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 鯰魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲶鱼 (niányú) (Chinese Mandarin), 鮎形目 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲇形目 (niánxíngmù) (Chinese Mandarin), ϫⲉⲗϥⲁⲩ (čelfau) [masculine] (Coptic), sumec [masculine] (Czech), malle [common-gender] (Danish), meerval [masculine] (Dutch), monni (Finnish), monnikala (Finnish), poisson-chat [masculine] (French), silure [masculine] (French), siluro [masculine] (Galician), ლოქო (loko) (Georgian), Wels [masculine] (German), Katzenwels [masculine] (German), שְׂפַמְנוּן (sfamnún) [masculine] (Hebrew), harcsa (Hungarian), siluro (Ido), lele (Indonesian), cat mara [masculine] (Irish), guluxu (Isthmus Zapotec), pesce gatto [masculine] (Italian), ナマズ (namazu) (Japanese), (namazu) (alt: なまず) (Japanese), yayın (Karaim), жайын (jaiyn) (Kazakh), ត្រីឆ្លាំង (trəychlang) (Khmer), 메기 (megi) (Korean), жайын (jayın) (Kyrgyz), ປາໜັງ (pā nang) (Lao), silūrus [masculine] (Latin), sams [masculine] (Latvian), šamas [masculine] (Lithuanian), som [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), сом (som) [masculine] (Macedonian), keli (Malay), ლოქო (loko) (Mingrelian), ღლამი (ɣlami) (Mingrelian), γατόψαρο (gatópsaro) [neuter] (Modern Greek), dághaałóóʼ (Navajo), pummerrie (Ngarrindjeri), яйын (yayın) (Nogai), чайы́н (čayḯn) [rare] (Northern Altai), malle [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ezhègi (Nupe), локо (loko) (Ossetian), سلور (selur) (Persian), گربهماهی (gorbe-mâhi) (Persian), sum [masculine] (Polish), peixe-gato (Portuguese), bagre [masculine] (Portuguese), somn [masculine] (Romanian), silur [masculine] (Romanian), сом (som) [masculine] (Russian), со̏м [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sȍm [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sumec [masculine] (Slovak), som [masculine] (Slovene), јайын (ǰayïn) (Southern Altai), сом (som) (Southern Altai), bagre [Chile, masculine] (Spanish), siluro [masculine] (Spanish), barbo [masculine] (Spanish), pez gato [masculine] (Spanish), ლოქო (loko) (Svan), kambare (Swahili), mal [common-gender] (Swedish), hito (Tagalog), җәен (cäyen) (Tatar), ปลาดุก (bplaa-dùk) (Thai), mausgras (Tok Pisin), yayın (Turkish), lakga (Turkmen), сом (som) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cá trê (Vietnamese), cathbysgod [masculine, plural] (Welsh), ẹja àrọ̀ (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-noun-ldp0WOkT Disambiguation of Catfish: 32 31 5 0 30 1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 33 25 24 3 9 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 37 22 15 4 15 7 Disambiguation of 'type of fish — see also sheatfish': 59 41
  2. The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Catfish
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-noun-Z6TUuavm Disambiguation of Catfish: 32 31 5 0 30 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 18 3 11 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

Audio: En-au-catfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: catfishes [plural]
Etymology: From the 2010 documentary Catfish, supposedly inspired by the practice of fishermen keeping cod active by storing them with catfish (see sense 1) which nip at their tails. Head templates: {{en-noun}} catfish (plural catfishes)
  1. (Internet) Someone who creates a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, People Synonyms: catfisher
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-noun-8gG7eEzS Disambiguation of People: 6 20 45 6 20 3
  2. (Internet) Such a fake profile. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (fake profile): nepprofiel [neuter] (Dutch), sockpuppet [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (person operating fake profile): catfish [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), catfish [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-noun-vd0g2hvZ Disambiguation of 'fake profile': 36 64 Disambiguation of 'person operating fake profile': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: En-au-catfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: catfishes [present, singular, third-person], catfishing [participle, present], catfished [participle, past], catfished [past]
Etymology: From cat + fish. Likely so named for its prominent barbels like a cat's whiskers. Compare West Frisian katfisk (“catfish”), Dutch katvis (“catfish”). Compare also German Seekatze (“catfish”, literally “sea-cat”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|fish}} cat + fish, {{cog|fy|katfisk|t=catfish}} West Frisian katfisk (“catfish”), {{cog|nl|katvis|t=catfish}} Dutch katvis (“catfish”), {{cog|de|Seekatze|lit=sea-cat|t=catfish}} German Seekatze (“catfish”, literally “sea-cat”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} catfish (third-person singular simple present catfishes, present participle catfishing, simple past and past participle catfished)
  1. To fish for catfish. Categories (lifeform): Catfish Related terms: catshark, noodling
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-verb-Ouwwpctu Disambiguation of Catfish: 32 31 5 0 30 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: catfisher
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: En-au-catfish.ogg [Australia] Forms: catfishes [present, singular, third-person], catfishing [participle, present], catfished [participle, past], catfished [past]
Etymology: From the 2010 documentary Catfish, supposedly inspired by the practice of fishermen keeping cod active by storing them with catfish (see sense 1) which nip at their tails. Head templates: {{en-verb}} catfish (third-person singular simple present catfishes, present participle catfishing, simple past and past participle catfished)
  1. (Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone). Tags: Internet, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Internet Derived forms: blackfish, cockfish, maskfish, wokefish Translations (operate fake profile): catfishen (Dutch), másnak adja ki magát az interneten (Hungarian), online megtéveszt/félrevezet (Hungarian), catfishing (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-catfish-en-verb-CnnsD67o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: catfisher
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "katuarrain"
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          "word": "মাগুর"
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          "word": "ငါးခူ"
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          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "𑄟𑄉𑄪𑄢𑄴"
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          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
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          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ"
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          "code": "yue",
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          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "塘蝨"
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "tong⁴ sat¹",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "塘虱"
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          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "鯰魚"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "niányú",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "鲶鱼"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "鮎形目"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "niánxíngmù",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "鲇形目"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cop",
          "lang": "Coptic",
          "roman": "čelfau",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ϫⲉⲗϥⲁⲩ"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sumec"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "malle"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "meerval"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
          "word": "monni"
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      "word": "ܣܱܠܽܘܪܴܐ"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "naqqa"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "naxa"
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
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      "word": "йәйен"
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "katuarrain"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "bn",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "মাগুর"
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ငါးခူ"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ccp",
      "lang": "Chakma",
      "roman": "māgur",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "𑄟𑄉𑄪𑄢𑄴"
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    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "tsulisdanali",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ᏧᎵᏍᏓᎾᎵ"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "塘蝨"
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "鯰魚"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "鲶鱼"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "鮎形目"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "niánxíngmù",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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      "code": "cop",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ϫⲉⲗϥⲁⲩ"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "monni"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "monnikala"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poisson-chat"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "silure"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "siluro"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "loko",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ლოქო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wels"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katzenwels"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γλάνις"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "sílouros",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Modern Greek",
      "roman": "gatópsaro",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "γατόψαρο"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sfamnún",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שְׂפַמְנוּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "harcsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "siluro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "lele"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cat mara"
    },
    {
      "code": "zai",
      "lang": "Isthmus Zapotec",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "guluxu"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pesce gatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "namazu",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ナマズ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "なまず",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "namazu",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "鯰"
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      "code": "kdr",
      "lang": "Karaim",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "yayın"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ត្រីឆ្លាំង"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "megi",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "메기"
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      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
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      "word": "жайын"
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      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "pā nang",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ປາໜັງ"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sams"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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      "word": "šamas"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "som",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "сом"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "keli"
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      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "loko",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ლოქო"
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      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "ɣlami",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ღლამი"
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "dághaałóóʼ"
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      "code": "nay",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "pummerrie"
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      "code": "nog",
      "lang": "Nogai",
      "roman": "yayın",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "яйын"
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      "code": "atv",
      "lang": "Northern Altai",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "чайы́н"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malle"
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      "code": "nup",
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ezhègi"
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      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "loko",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "локо"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "selur",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "سلور"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gorbe-mâhi",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "گربهماهی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "peixe-gato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bagre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "silur"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "сом"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "со̏м"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sȍm"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
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      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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      "code": "alt",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "bagre"
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      "code": "es",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "siluro"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barbo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "pez gato"
    },
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      "code": "sva",
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      "roman": "loko",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ლოქო"
    },
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "kambare"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "hito"
    },
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      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "cäyen",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "җәен"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bplaa-dùk",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ปลาดุก"
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      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "mausgras"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "yayın"
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      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "lakga"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "som",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сом"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "cá trê"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "cathbysgod"
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      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "type of fish — see also sheatfish",
      "word": "ẹja àrọ̀"
    }
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}

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      "sense": "fake profile",
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      "sense": "operate fake profile",
      "word": "catfishen"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "operate fake profile",
      "word": "másnak adja ki magát az interneten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "operate fake profile",
      "word": "online megtéveszt/félrevezet"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "operate fake profile",
      "word": "catfishing"
    }
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