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silures

silures is the plural of silure.

Meaning of silure

Noun

silure (plural silures)

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

Noun capitalized: Silures

Silures pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.

Questions about silures

What does silures mean?
Silures means a powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.
What is silures the plural of?
Silures is the plural of silure.
What part of speech is silures?
Silures is a noun.

Words near silures in the dictionary

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

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