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Noun: silurid  si'lû-rid
  1. 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