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Meaning of SILURUS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
 

SILURUS is a 7 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: genus Silurus
 
 See Also: European catfish, family Siluridae, fish genus, sheatfish, Siluridae, Silurus glanis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Si*lu"rus\, n. [L. See {Silure}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order
Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and
Asia.

 

 

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