SILUROID

Noun

siluroid (plural siluroids)

Alternative form of silurid

Source: Wiktionary


Si*lu"roid, n. Etym: [Silurus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe.

– n.

Definition: A siluroid fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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