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Sheatfish
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What's The Definition Of Sheatfish?
[n] large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sheatfish: European catfish | Silurus glanis Related Terms | Find terms related to Sheatfish: See Also | genus Silurus | silurid | silurid fish | Silurus Sheatfish In Webster's Dictionary \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid,
schaiden.] (Zo["o]l.)
A European siluroid fish ({Silurus glanis}) allied to the
cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe,
sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See
{Siluroid}.
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