Siluriformes

Noun

Meaning

an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

perciformes pacu pirarucu order Siluriformes

Hypernyms

animal order

Examples

Characiformes forms a group known as Characiphysi with Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes. Source: Internet

Characiformes is the sister group to the orders Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes, though this has been debated in light of recent molecular evidence. Source: Internet

Some place Gymnotiformes as a sub-order of Siluriformes, however this is not as widely accepted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

siluridan siluriform siluriform fish Silurist siluroid silurus