'Silurus' definitions:
Definition of 'Silurus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes [syn: Silurus, genus Silurus]
Definition of 'Silurus'
From: GCIDE
- Silurus \Si*lu"rus\, n. [L. See Silure.] (Zool.) A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and Asia. [1913 Webster]