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silurid

[ si-loor-id, sahy- ]

noun

  1. any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Siluridae.

silurid

/ saɪˈlʊərɪd /

noun

  1. any freshwater teleost fish of the Eurasian family Siluridae, including catfish, such as Silurus glanis ( European catfish ), that have an elongated body, naked skin, and a long anal fin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Siluridae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silurid1

1890–95; < New Latin Siluridae name of the family, equivalent to Silur ( us ) genus name ( Latin silūrus a kind of fish < Greek sílouros ) + -idae -id 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silurid1

C19: from Latin silūrus, from Greek silouros a river fish
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Example Sentences

Next to these are placed another extensive fresh-water family, that of the catfishes (Silurid).

Unlike the sunfishes and darters are the catfishes, composing a great family, the Silurid.

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