silure

See also: Silure

English

Etymology

From Latin silurus (“a sort of river fish”), from Ancient Greek σίλουρος (sílouros, “a very large sort of river fish”).

Noun

silure (plural silures)

1. A fish of the genus Silurus, such as the sheatfish.

   Synonyms: silurid, siluroid

References

• “silure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Luries, Suriel

French

Etymology

From Latin silūrus, in turn from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.lyʁ/

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Noun

silure m (plural silures)

1. wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

   Synonym: silure glane

Further reading

• “silure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

silūre

1. vocative singular of silūrus