silur — meaning in English

English meaning

• catfish noun A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.

Senses

silur is used for these senses in English:

• catfish The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
• wels catfish A scaleless fresh-water catfish (Silurus glanis), of much of temperate western Eurasia, recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.

catfish — full definition

1. noun A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.
2. noun Someone who sets up a fake online identity to trick another person, often romantically.
3. verb To deceive someone using a fake online profile.