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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Siluridae catfishes ", 7 letters:
silurus

Word definitions for silurus in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Silurus is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) Any fish of the genus ''Silurus''; a sheatfish.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Silurus \Si*lu"rus\, n. [L. See Silure .] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and Asia.

Usage examples of silurus.

In these waters, considerable quantities of little fish of the silurus species.