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silurus

silurus noun: any fish of the genus Silurus; a sheatfish.

Noun

silurus (plural siluri or siluruses)

  1. Any fish of the genus Silurus; a sheatfish.

Forms of silurus

pluralsiluri
pluralsiluruses

Origin of silurus

From the genus name.

Questions about silurus

What does silurus mean?
Silurus means any fish of the genus Silurus; a sheatfish.
What part of speech is silurus?
Silurus is a noun.
What is the plural of silurus?
The plural of silurus is siluri.

Words near silurus in the dictionary

  1. siluriforms
  2. Silurist
  3. Silurists
  4. siluroid
  5. siluroids
  6. silurus
  7. siluruses
  8. silva
  9. silvadene
  10. silvae
  11. silvalactam

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