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Definition of Blue catfish
1. Noun. A large catfish of the Mississippi valley.
Exact synonyms: Blue Cat, Blue Channel Cat, Blue Channel Catfish
Generic synonyms: Channel Cat, Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus
Generic synonyms: Channel Cat, Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Catfish
Literary usage of Blue catfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard (2001)
"... pickerel, bluegill, blue catfish, and channel catfish is quite good. The Rapidan
River runs from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River. ..."
2. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"There are no native species of the cattish in the fresh waters of the Pacific coast.
The blue catfish, known as the Mississippi catfish, ..."