English Explanatory Dictionary

bichir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈʃiːɹ/ /biˈʃiːɹ/ /ˈbiːʃɚ/ /ˈbɪʃɚ/ /ˈbɪtʃɚ/ /ˈbaɪkɚ/ /ˈbɪtʃə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bichir.wav

Word forms

bichir bichirs

Etymology

From the species epithet of Polypterus bichir taken over in 1802/1803, the years of its collection and description, after Arabic بَشِير (bašīr).

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