siluroidadj.n.
/sɪˈljʊərɔɪd/ Ichthyology.
A. adj.
Of fishes: Belonging to the family Siluridæ, of the order Physostomi, characterized by the want of true scales, having only a naked skin or large bony plates.
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1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria x. 242 A lower position in the scale than existing Ganoid or possibly Siluroid fishes.
1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xii. 10 A siluroid fish, inhabiting the fresh waters of South America.
1884 Athenæum 13 Dec. 775/1 Certain marine forms—for example,..the siluroid family Ariinæ.
B. n.
A fish belonging to this family.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > family Siluridae > member of (cat-fish)
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1851 G. A. Mantell Petrifactions 439 The Siluroids are related to the Silurus.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 7 A siluroid of Brazil of the genus Platystoma.
1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 98 The males of some tropical sheat fishes or Siluroids also perform maternal duties.
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