silurid

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noun

Any catfish of the Siluridae family.

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sheatfishsilurid fish
Origintranslingual Siluridae →
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Meanings

nounsilurid (plural silurids)

plural silurids

  1. Any catfish of the Siluridae family.

    Synonyms: sheatfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny catfish of the Siluridae family.

Similar
sheatfish

More synonyms by meaning

nounOld World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin

Similar
silurid fish
Broader
catfishsiluriform fish
Also see
silure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualSiluridae
  2. Englishsilurid

From translingual Siluridae.

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Translations

French siluridé
  • siluridéany catfish of the Siluridae family
Cite this entry
APA

silurid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silurid

MLA

“silurid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silurid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silurid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silurid.

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