blue channel catfish
- noun
- /bluː ˈtʃænəl ˈkætfɪʃ/
- US
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pez gato canal azul
- You can distinguish a blue channel catfish by its bluish-gray body and forked tail.
Examples
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The blue channel catfish thrives in the slow-moving waters of the Mississippi River.
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Anglers often target the blue channel catfish for its size and fighting ability.
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The blue channel catfish can grow up to 58 inches long.
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I caught a blue channel catfish in the Mississippi River.
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Anglers often target the blue channel catfish for its size and fighting ability.
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The blue channel catfish thrives in the slow-moving waters of the Mississippi River.
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You can distinguish a blue channel catfish by its bluish-gray body and forked tail.
Synonyms
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A fish with whisker-like feelers often eaten as food
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A freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers common in North America and often eaten
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A large freshwater fish with blue skin that lives in North American rivers
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
Large catfish with bluish skin that lives in the Mississippi valley
A freshwater catfish often found in rivers and eaten as food
A common North American freshwater catfish often caught for food
Surface Forms
Morphology
This noun phrase is compositional: 'catfish' names the fish, 'channel' narrows it to the type/habitat (channel catfish), and 'blue' describes its colour. A B1 learner who knows these words can reasonably infer it denotes a (channel-type) catfish that is blue or has bluish coloration, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Blue channel catfish is named for how the fish looks and where it lives: it has a blue-gray body (blue), whisker-like feelers that make it a catfish, and it often lives in the deep river channels. So, the name tells you it is a large catfish with a bluish color found in river channels.