Noun: silurid si'lû-rid
- Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eel-like caudal fin
"Silurids are an important food source in many parts of Asia"; "The European catfish is an example of a silurid fish";
- silurid fish
Derived forms: silurids
Type of: catfish, siluriform fish
Part of: family Siluridae, Siluridae
Encyclopedia: Silurid