pejelagarto
Appearance
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From peje (“fish”) + lagarto (“lizard, alligator”), so named for their primitive, lizard-like appearance.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌpexelaˈɡaɾto/ [ˌpe.xe.laˈɣ̞aɾ.t̪o]
Audio (Costa Rica): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾto
- Syllabification: pe‧je‧la‧gar‧to
Noun
[edit]pejelagarto m (plural pejelagartos)
- (chiefly Mexico and Central America) gar; garfish (fish of the family Lepisosteidae)
See also
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pejelagarto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
