bichir

English

a bichir

Wikispecies

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːʃəɹ/, /bɪˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈbɪʃəɹ/

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• 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.

Hypernyms

• polypterid

Hyponyms

• cladistian

Translations

fish

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can

• Greek: βιχήρ ο πολύπτερος m (vichír o polýpteros)