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

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Siluridae

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of silurid¹

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

Example Sentences

Sheat-fish, shēt′-fish, n. a fish of the family Silurid�, the great catfish of central Europe.

From Project Gutenberg

Some certainly live parasitically in the gill-cavity of large Silurids, and F. Silvestri has observed Stegophilus insidiosus to suck the blood in the gills of Platystoma coruscans, a Silurid growing to a length of 6 ft.

From Project Gutenberg