SILUROID
\sˈɪlʊ͡əɹˌɔ͡ɪd], \sˈɪlʊəɹˌɔɪd], \s_ˈɪ_l_ʊə_ɹ_ˌɔɪ_d]\
Definitions of SILUROID
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Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe.
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A siluroid fish.
By Oddity Software
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Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe.
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A siluroid fish.
By Noah Webster.
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