blue catfish

or blue cat

noun

1. a large freshwater catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, that is a popular food fish in the states of the Mississippi River valley.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue catfish¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Foraged promotes wild blue catfish, which the chef places on a creamy canvas of skin-on potatoes, carrots and oysters cooked just to warm them.

From Washington Post

The chef, front and center at the hearth, likes the idea of serving plentiful, invasive — and delicious — blue catfish from the Chesapeake.

From Washington Post

The fish that is doing that is the invasive blue catfish.

From Washington Post

Eugene Cronley reeled in a 131-pound blue catfish from the Mississippi River, shattering the Mississippi state record by a whopping 36 pounds.

From Seattle Times

Recently, his small team of four biologists surveyed 60 sites in the Susquehanna watershed for invasive snakehead fish and blue catfish.

From Washington Post