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channel catfish
noun
- a food fish, Ictalurus punctatus, common in fresh waters throughout central U.S.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of channel catfish1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
Channel catfish from stations W-3, A-3, and C-5 were taken on hook and line.
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Channel catfish were most common in the larger, sandy streams, but occurred in other kinds of streams.
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Channel catfish were taken by us only in the mainstream; anglers sometimes catch channel catfish in several of the tributaries.
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Stomachs of a few gar from the Neosho River were examined and found to contain minnows and some channel catfish.
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One and sometimes two channel catfish were found in other holes in the stream-bank or bottom.
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