sheatfish

American

[sheet-fish] / ˈʃitˌfɪʃ /

noun

a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kilograms).

sheatfish British

/ ˈʃiːtˌfɪʃ /

noun

the European catfish See silurid

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Origin of sheatfish

First recorded in 1580–90; earlier sheath-fish; sheath is erroneous translation of German Scheide “sheatfish”

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The fish may have been bream, sheatfish, carp or perch, all of which abounded in Galilee.

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