CANDIRU

Meaning of CANDIRU in English

[ ˌkandɪ'ru: ]

■ noun a minute, slender bloodsucking catfish of the Amazon region, sometimes entering the body orifices of mammals. [ Vandellia cirrhosa .]

Origin

C19: via Port. from Tupi candirú .

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CANDIRU — |kandə|rü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese candirú, from Tupi candirú, candérú : a minute bloodsucking catfish ( Vandellia cirrhosa, …
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CANDIRU — n. freshwater fish (of the catfish family) that is found in the Amazon river
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CANDIRU — (Vandellia cirrhosa), scaleless, parasitic catfish of the family Trichomycteridae found in the Amazon River region. A translucent, eellike fish about …
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CANDIRÚ — Кандиру
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CANDIRU — Кандиру
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CANDIRU — ихт. кандиру (Hemicetopsis)
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CANDIRU — ихт. кандиру ( Hemicetopsis )
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CATFISH — any of the fishes of the order Siluriformes. Catfishes are related to the characins, carp, and minnows (order Cypriniformes) and …
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FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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КАНДИРУ — Candirú
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КАНДИРУ — ихт. (Hemicetopsis) candiru
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