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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any catfish of the Siluridae family.
2. 2
   Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sheatfishsheatfishsiluresilurid fish

Etymology

From translingual Siluridae.

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