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siluriform

siluriform adjective: characteristic of catfish, of the order Siluriformes, that have barbels that resemble the whiskers of a cat.

Adjective

siluriform (not comparable)

  1. Characteristic of catfish, of the order Siluriformes, that have barbels that resemble the whiskers of a cat

Noun

siluriform (plural siluriforms)

  1. Any fish of the order Siluriformes

Forms of siluriform

pluralsiluriforms

Questions about siluriform

What does siluriform mean?
Siluriform means characteristic of catfish, of the order Siluriformes, that have barbels that resemble the whiskers of a cat.
What part of speech is siluriform?
Siluriform can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near siluriform in the dictionary

  1. Silurians
  2. silurid
  3. siluridan
  4. siluridans
  5. silurids
  6. siluriform
  7. siluriforms
  8. Silurist
  9. Silurists
  10. siluroid
  11. siluroids

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