tucuxi
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
tucuxi (plural tucuxis)
- A freshwater dolphin, estuarine dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis, found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin
Translations[edit]
freshwater dolphin
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tucuxy (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Old Tupi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tucuxi m (plural tucuxis)
- boto; tucuxi, Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, a freshwater dolphin of the Amazon)
- Synonym: boto