silurus
NounSynonyms:
genus Silurus
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Noun (1)
- type genus of the Siluridae: catfishesSynonyms: genus SilurusType of fish genusMember of Siluridae, family SiluridaeMembers European catfish, sheatfish
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Si·lu′rus noun
Origin: L. See Silure.
Zoology A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and Asia.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54