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walking catfish

walking catfish noun: a Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias batrachus.

walking catfish: a Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias...
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Noun

walking catfish (plural walking catfishes or walking catfish)

  1. A Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias batrachus

walking catfish meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Assamese and Tagalog

walking catfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

walking catfish in Malayalam

Clarias batrachus
ഏരിവാള ērivāḷa

walking catfish in Assamese

Clarias batrachus
মাগুৰ magur

walking catfish in Tagalog

Clarias batrachus
hito

Forms of walking catfish

pluralwalking catfishes
pluralwalking catfish

Questions about walking catfish

What does walking catfish mean?
Walking catfish means a Southeast Asian catfish that can breathe air and move on land using its pectoral fins, Clarias batrachus.
What is walking catfish in Tamil?
Walking catfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Walking catfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is walking catfish?
Walking catfish is a noun.
What is the plural of walking catfish?
The plural of walking catfish is walking catfishes.

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  2. walking cane
  3. walking canes
  4. walking carpet
  5. walking carpets
  6. walking catfish
  7. walking catfishes
  8. walking chair
  9. walking chairs
  10. walking corpse syndrome
  11. walking dandruff

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