# der Wels

der Wels is a German noun meaning “wels catfish”. Forms: des Welses, die Welse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Welses
- Plural: die Welse

## In other languages

- Русский: ихтиол. сом
- Українська: сом

## Meanings

1. wels catfish (Silurus glanis)
2. catfish, any fish of the order Siluriformes
3. wels; catfish; sheatfish; wels catfish
   - Der Wels bewohnt bevorzugt große, warme Seen und tiefe, langsam fließende Flüsse.

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