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单词 silurid
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silurid

[ si-loor-id, sahy- ]
/ sɪˈlʊər ɪd, saɪ- /

noun

any of numerous Old World freshwater fishes of the family Siluridae, comprising the catfishes.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Siluridae.

Origin of silurid

1890–95; <New Latin Siluridae name of the family, equivalent to Silur(us) genus name (Latin silūrus a kind of fish <Greek sílouros) + -idae-id2

Words nearby silurid

siloxane, silt, siltstone, Silures, Silurian, silurid, silva, Silvadine, silvan, Silvana, Silvanus
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Example sentences from the Web for silurid

  • Unlike the sunfishes and darters are the catfishes, composing a great family, the Silurid.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
  • Next to these are placed another extensive fresh-water family, that of the catfishes (Silurid).

    Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for silurid

silurid
/ (saɪˈlʊərɪd) /

noun

any freshwater teleost fish of the Eurasian family Siluridae, including catfish, such as Silurus glanis (European catfish), that have an elongated body, naked skin, and a long anal fin

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Siluridae

Word Origin for silurid

C19: from Latin silūrus, from Greek silouros a river fish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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