资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Catfish \Cat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A name given in the United States to various species of
   siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the
   bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic
   oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus}); the sea cat
   ({Arius felis}), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to
   the {wolf fish}. See {Bullhrad}.