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walking catfish

walk·ing cat·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-king kat-fish]
    • /ˈwɔ kɪŋ ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-king kat-fish]
    • /ˈwɔ kɪŋ ˈkætˌfɪʃ/

Definition of walking catfish words

  • noun walking catfish an Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus, that can survive out of water and move overland from one body of water to another: introduced into Florida. 1

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Origin of walking catfish

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Walking catfish

noun
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adverb
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walking catfish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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