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silure

silure noun: a fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.

Noun

silure (plural silures)

  1. A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.
    Synonyms:
    silurid, siluroid

Synonyms of silure

Forms of silure

pluralsilures

Origin of silure

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

Questions about silure

What does silure mean?
Silure means a fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.
What part of speech is silure?
Silure is a noun.
What is the plural of silure?
The plural of silure is silures.

Words near silure in the dictionary

  1. siluer
  2. silumin
  3. silumins
  4. silundum
  5. Siluo
  6. silure
  7. silures
  8. siluri
  9. Silurian
  10. Silurians
  11. silurid

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