silure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.

Word forms

silure silures

Etymology

From Latin silurus (“a sort of river fish”), from Ancient Greek σίλουρος (sílouros, “a very large sort of river fish”).

Synonyms

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