blue catfish

noun

: a large bluish catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) of the Mississippi River valley that may weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms)

Examples of blue catfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web State agencies have encouraged the region’s restaurants and grocery stores to offer blue catfish and snakehead. —

Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 Better to target the invasive and voracious snakehead or blue catfish; their mortality is not only possible but desired by fisheries officials. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024 This month’s recipe, Blue Catfish Hash: Two large potatoes peeled and boiled until fork tender; one pound of blue catfish poached in salted water, white wine and lemon juice; one bell pepper and one onion diced and sauteed until soft; a cup of cooked corn off the cob. —

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024 New Richmond teen breaks Ohio record for largest blue catfish ever caught. —

Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue catfish

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