silurid
[ si-loo r-id, sahy- ]
/ sɪˈlʊər ɪd, saɪ- /
noun
any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.
adjective
belonging or pertaining to the family Siluridae.
QUIZZES
HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!
Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
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
Words nearby silurid
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for silurid
Unlike the sunfishes and darters are the catfishes, composing a great family, the Silurid.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. KelloggNext 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
/ (saɪˈlʊərɪd) /
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012