bichir

English
a bichir

Wikispecies

Etymology

The word bichir has its origins (probably pre-1970s) via French from dialect Arabic abu shīr.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbiːʃəɹ/, /bɪˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈbɪʃəɹ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːtʃə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ), -ɪtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

bichir (plural bichirs)

  1. Any of a group of ray-finned fish of the family Polypteridae in the order Polypteriformes.

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References
  1. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bichir accessed 25 April 2019
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