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siluroid, a. and n. Ichth.|sɪˈljʊərɔɪd|
[f. Silur-us + -oid.]
A. adj. Of fishes: Belonging to the family Siluridæ, of the order Physostomi, characterized by the want of true scales, having only a naked skin or large bony plates.
1849Murchison Siluria x. 242 A lower position in the scale than existing Ganoid or possibly Siluroid fishes. 1871Darwin Desc. Man II. xii. 10 A siluroid fish, inhabiting the fresh waters of South America. 1884Athenæum 13 Dec. 775/1 Certain marine forms—for example,..the siluroid family Ariinæ.
B. n. A fish belonging to this family.
1851Mantell Petrifactions 439 The Siluroids are related to the Silurus. 1876Beneden's Anim. Parasites 7 A siluroid of Brazil of the genus Platystoma. 1883Fish. Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 98 The males of some tropical sheat fishes or Siluroids also perform maternal duties. |