The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Silurus \Si*lu"rus\, n. [L. See Silure.] (Zool.) A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and Asia. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Silurus n 1: type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes [syn: Silurus, genus Silurus]