silurid

[si-loo r-id, sahy-]

noun

any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Siluridae.

Origin of silurid

1890–95; < New Latin Siluridae name of the family, equivalent to Silur(us) genus name (Latin silūrus a kind of fish < Greek sílouros) + -idae -id²

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Examples from the Web for silurid

Historical Examples of silurid

Unlike the sunfishes and darters are the catfishes, composing a great family, the Silurid.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg
Next to these are placed another extensive fresh-water family, that of the catfishes (Silurid).
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life
Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for silurid

silurid

noun

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

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Siluridae

Word Origin for silurid

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

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