noun
type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
• Syn: ↑genus Silurus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Siluridae, ↑family Siluridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑European catfish, ↑sheatfish, ↑Silurus glanis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.