Found 2 items, similar to Silurus glanis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Silurus glanis Silurus glanis n : large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: European catfish, sheatfish]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Silurus glanis Sheatfish \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid, schaiden.] (Zo["o]l.) A European siluroid fish (Silurus glanis) allied to the cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid. [1913 Webster] Siluroid \Si*lu"roid\, n. [Silurus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe. -- n. A siluroid fish. [1913 Webster]