candiru
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See also: candirú
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Tupi, via Portuguese or Spanish.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
candiru (plural candirus)
- A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
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Translations[edit]
Vandellia cirrhosa
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Tupi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
candiru m (plural candirus)
- candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river)
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