silurus
noun
si·lu·rus
sə̇ˈlu̇rəs,
sīˈ-
1
capitalized : the type genus of Siluridae containing the sheatfish and several other Old World catfishes
2
plural -es : any fish of the genus Silurus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a large river fish, from Greek silouros, from sil- (of unknown origin) + oura tail; akin to Greek orrhos buttocks