noun
Meaning 1
Any catfish of the Siluridae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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silurid
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noun
Meaning 2
Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: silurid fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: catfish, siluriform fish
Narrower terms: European catfish, sheatfish, Silurus glanis, electric catfish, Malopterurus electricus
History
Etymology
From translingual Siluridae.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: siluridé — any catfish of the Siluridae family
- Ido: siluro — any catfish of the Siluridae family