SILURID

silurid, silurid fish

(noun) Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

silurid (plural silurids)

Any catfish of the Siluridae family.

Synonyms

• sheatfish (common name)

Source: Wiktionary



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