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upside-down catfishes

upside-down catfishes is the plural of upside-down catfish.

Meaning of upside-down catfish

Noun

upside-down catfish (plural upside-down catfish or upside-down catfishes)

  1. Any of various freshwater catfish that swim upside-down, such as Synodontis decorus, Synodontis multipunctatus, and especially Synodontis nigriventris
    • Through the advent of air travel the amazing family of upside-down catfishes has been introduced, and is now providing us with several species of amusing and interesting scavengers.1963, Derek McInerny, Geoffrey Gerard, “Synodontidæ”, in All About Tropical Fish, new edition, London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, →OCLC, page 359

Questions about upside-down catfishes

What is upside-down catfishes the plural of?
Upside-down catfishes is the plural of upside-down catfish.

Words near upside-down catfishes in the dictionary

  1. upside the head
  2. upside-down
  3. upside-down cake
  4. upside-down cakes
  5. upside-down catfish
  6. upside-down catfishes
  7. upside-down fire
  8. upside-down fires
  9. upside-down income statement
  10. upside-down income statements
  11. upside-down Jennies

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