tucuxi

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tucuxi (plural tucuxis)

  1. A freshwater dolphin, estuarine dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis, found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin

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Possibly from Old Tupi.

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tucuxi m (plural tucuxis)

  1. boto; tucuxi, Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, a freshwater dolphin of the Amazon)
    Synonym: boto
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