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
- steam jacket
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- steam loop
- steam metal
- steam navvy
- steam organ
- steam packing
- steam piano
- steam point
- steam port
- steam power plant
- steam pump
- steam railroad
- steam ram
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- steam room
- steam shovel
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- steam still
- steam storage locomotive
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