SILURUS

Silurus, genus Silurus

(noun) type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Si*lu"rus, n. Etym: [L. See Silure.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and Asia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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