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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.

Synonyms

All synonyms

siluridsiluroid

Etymology

From Latin silurus (“a sort of river fish”), from Ancient Greek σίλουρος (sílouros, “a very large sort of river fish”).

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