Etymology

silure

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Today it means: A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish. Full definition →

Latin silurus ← Ancient Greek σίλουρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσίλουρος“a very large sort of river fish”
  2. Latin · derived fromsilurus“a sort of river fish”
  3. English todaysilure

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

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