Silurusn.
/sɪˈljʊərəs/ Ichthyology.
A genus of fish typical of the family Siluridæ; (also with lower-case initial) a fish belonging to this genus, esp. the sly silurus ( S. glanis) or sheat-fish, one of the largest freshwater fishes of Europe.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Siluriformes (catfish) > [noun] > family Siluridae > genus Silurus (sheat-fish)
whale of the river1585
sheat-fish1589
river-whale1601
Silurus1601
sheath-fish1602
nimble-taila1661
shoat-fish1705
wels1880
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 243 As for the Silurus, a cut-throat he is wheresoeuer he goeth, a great deuourer.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 310 The Silurus or Sheat Fish.
1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes I. 403 The Sly Silurus, Silurus glanis.
1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 317 Their flesh is less disagreeable than that of the other Siluri.
1865 Spectator 14 Jan. 50 It is said that the silurus, when the prey is plentiful, will attain over 56 lb. in four years.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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