ˈkätlə, -ˌlä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Bengali kātlā
: either of two very large cyprinid fishes extensively used as food in southeast Asia:
a. : an Indian fish ( Catla catla ) often cultivated in ponds and attaining a length of six feet
b. : a fish ( C. siamensis ) that is most common in Thailand and that may exceed nine feet in length