Shēat'-fish, n.

n. [Prov. Ger. scheid, schaid, schai-den, schaid'isch.] (Ichth.) A long, soft-finned fish (Silurus glanis), having a long, slimy body, destitute of scales, and the back dusky, like that of the eel. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, being sometimes six feet or more in length.