Associations to the word «Silurus»

Wiktionary

SILURUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Siluridae   — the sheatfish.
SILURUS, noun. (zoology) Any fish of the genus Silurus; a sheatfish.

Dictionary definition

SILURUS, noun. Type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley