silur- root words — words with the silur- root

The root silur- comes from Greek silouros, meaning catfish, sheatfish. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including silurid, siluroid. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the silur- root

Explore words with silur- — words containing the silur- root and sharing its sense of "catfish, sheatfish". Examples include silurid, siluroid. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does silur- mean?

The silur- root means catfish, sheatfish, from Greek silouros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.