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Definition of Sheatfish
1. Noun. Large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe.
Generic synonyms: Silurid, Silurid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Silurus, Silurus
Definition of Sheatfish
1. n. A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid.
Definition of Sheatfish
1. Noun. Any of several large, freshwater catfish, of the genus ''Silurus'', found in the Danube and other Eastern European rivers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheatfish
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Medical Definition of Sheatfish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheatfish
Literary usage of Sheatfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester (1877)
"The sheatfish grows to an enormous size in waters favourable to its mode of life.
... The general appearance of the sheatfish is like that of a bulky eel, ..."
2. Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Shanghai Literary and Scientific Society, North-China Branch, China Branch (1877)
"§L yang-ya, j| |£ 'huang-ya P. Ts. A kind of sheatfish, peculiar to China, greenish
brown above and bright yellow underneath. It is smaller than the common ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Bible by John D. Davis (1911)
"The best fish for the table of all now in the lake are the sheatfish ...
The sheatfish, called by Josephus Cor- ..."
4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The chief species found in Europe is the huge sheatfish, or weis, Silurus glanis.
This, next to the sturgeon, is the largest river fish in Europe, ..."
5. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The sheatfish is brown in color, naked, sleek, and much like an American Ameiurus
save that its tail is much longer and more eel-like. ..."
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