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noun
1.
any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the family Siluridae.
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Silurid
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Origin:
1890–95; < Neo-Latin Siluridae name of the family, equivalent to Silur(us) genus name (Latin silūrus a kind of fish < Greek sílouros) + -idae -id2
1890–95; < Neo-Latin Siluridae name of the family, equivalent to Silur(us) genus name (Latin silūrus a kind of fish < Greek sílouros) + -idae -id2
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