sheatfish

[ sheet-fish ]
/ ˈʃitˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural sheat·fish·es, (especially collectively) sheat·fish.

a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kg).

Origin of sheatfish

1580–90; earlier sheath-fish; sheath is erroneous translation of German Scheide sheatfish

British Dictionary definitions for sheatfish

sheatfish
/ (ˈʃiːtˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

the European catfish See silurid (def. 1)

Word Origin for sheatfish

C16: variant of sheathfish; perhaps influenced by German Schaid sheatfish; see sheath, fish