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.

Nearby words

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

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

/ (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

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