Definition of Silurus glanis

1. Noun. Large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe.

Exact synonyms: European Catfish, Sheatfish
Generic synonyms: Silurid, Silurid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Silurus, Silurus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silurus Glanis

Silistra
Silk Road
Sillaginidae
Sillago
Sills
Silly Billies
Silly Billy
Silphium
Silphium laciniatum
Silteplase
Silurian
Silurian period
Siluridae
Siluriformes
Silurus glanis
Silvanus
Silver
Silver-Russell dwarfism
Silver-Russell syndrome
Silver City
Silver Star
Silver Star Medal
Silver State
Silverman illuminator
Silverskiold's syndrome
Silverstein
Silvery River
Silvia

Literary usage of Silurus glanis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biologisches Zentralblatt by Isidor Rosenthal (1892)
"Die Verbreitung von silurus glanis L. in den stehenden Gewässern der europäischen Alpenkette. Von Dr. Othmar Emil Imhof. Die Fischfauna der Binnengewässer ..."

2. Fish-culture: A Practical Guide to the Modern System of Breeding and Rearing by Francis Francis (1863)
"The Silurus (silurus glanis) is a fish of very singular habits. It exists in many of the Swedish lakes—formerly it abounded in Denmark. ..."

3. Fish-culture: A Practical Guide to the Modern System of Breeding and Rearing by Francis Francis (1863)
"The Silurus (silurus glanis) is a fish of very singular habits. It exists in many of the Swedish lakes—formerly it abounded in Denmark. ..."

4. Fishing Gossip: Or, Stray Leaves from the Note-books of Several Anglers by Henry Cholmondeley-Pennell (1866)
"... THE silurus glanis. IN the autumn of 1852 I started with a fellow- collegian from the University of Tubingen on an excursion into the "Upper Country," ..."

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