silurus

noun

si·​lu·​rus

sə̇ˈlu̇rəs,

sīˈ-

1

capitalized : the type genus of Siluridae containing the sheatfish and several other Old World catfishes

2

plural -es : any fish of the genus Silurus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a large river fish, from Greek silouros, from sil- (of unknown origin) + oura tail; akin to Greek orrhos buttocks

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