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.
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
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