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Webster 1913 Edition

Silure

Si-lure′

,
Noun.
[L.
silurus
a sort of river fish, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]: cf. F.
silure
.]
(Zool.)
A fish of the genus
Silurus
, as the sheatfish; a siluroid.

Webster 1828 Edition

Silure

SILU'RE

, SILU'RUS,
Noun.
The sheat-fish; also a name of the sturgeon.

Definition 2025

silure

silure

See also: Silure

English

Noun

silure ‎(plural silures)

  1. A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish; a siluroid.

French

Etymology

Latin silurus, in turn from Ancient Greek

Noun

silure m ‎(plural silures)

  1. wels catfish Silurus glanis

Synonyms

Latin

Noun

silūre

  1. vocative singular of silūrus

Etymology

Latin silurus ‎(“a sort of river fish”), from Ancient Greek σίλουρος ‎(sílouros, “a very large sort of river fish”).

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