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Definition of Family Siluridae
1. Noun. Old World catfishes.
Exact synonyms: Siluridae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Siluriformes, Siluriformes
Member holonyms: Silurid, Silurid Fish, Genus Silurus, Silurus, Genus Malopterurus, Malopterurus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Siluriformes, Siluriformes
Member holonyms: Silurid, Silurid Fish, Genus Silurus, Silurus, Genus Malopterurus, Malopterurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Siluridae
Literary usage of Family Siluridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... the bottom of exhausted pools and rivers is practised by several species of
tropical freshwater fishes, belonging principally to the family Siluridae. ..."
2. Bulletin of the University of Montana by Mont University of Montana (Missoula, University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) (1903)
"Family SILURIDAE. 2. Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). Channel Catfish; White
Catfish. Missouri River at mouth of Beauchamp Creek and at Great Falls; ..."
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