BICHIR

Meaning of BICHIR in English

ˈbichə(r) noun

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Etymology: French

: a large primitive fish ( Polypterus bichir ) of the order Cladistia found in the upper Nile and certain neighboring waters and esteemed as food

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BICHIR — (n.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
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BICHIR — ( n. ) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BICHIR — /bich"euhr/ , n. any of several primitive freshwater African fishes of the genus Polypterus having functional lungs as well as …
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BICHIR — n. any of many freshwater ganoid fish with functional lungs and gills found in the Nile and other rivers in …
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BICHIR — noun a remarkable ganoid fish (polypterus bichir) found in the nile and other african rivers. ·see brachioganoidei.
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BICHIR — [ 'bɪʃɪə ] ■ noun an elongated African freshwater fish with hard shiny scales and a series of separate fins …
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BICHIR — also called Lobefin, any of about 10 species of tropical African fishes of the genus Polypterus. Bichirs and the eellike …
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BICHIR — ихт. нильский многопёр, бишир (Polypterus bichir)
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BICHIR — ихт. нильский многопёр, бишир ( Polypterus bichir )
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REEDFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a long slender West African freshwater fish ( Erpetoichthys calabaricus or Calamoichthys calabaricus ) that lacks pelvic …
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POLYPTERUS — pəˈliptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polypteros many-winged, from poly- + -pteros -winged (from pteron wing, feather …
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CLADISTIA — kləˈdistēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from clad- + -istia (from Greek histia, plural of histion web, cloth, …
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POLYPTERUS — (n.) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
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POLYPTEROIDEI — (n. pl.) A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the …
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FINPIKE — (n.) The bichir. See Crossopterygii.
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CROSSOPTERYGII — (n. pl.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.
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BRACHIOGANOIDEI — (n. pl.) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See Crossopterygii.
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POLYPTERUS — ( n. ) An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYPTEROIDEI — ( n. pl. ) A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, …
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CROSSOPTERYGII — ( n. pl. ) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.
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BRACHIOGANOIDEI — ( n. pl. ) An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a living example. See …
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POLYPTERUS — noun an african genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.
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POLYPTEROIDEI — noun ·pl a suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. the bichir, or polypterus, is the …
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FINPIKE — noun the bichir. ·see crossopterygii.
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CROSSOPTERYGII — noun ·pl an order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (polypterus). ·see brachioganoidei.
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BRACHIOGANOIDEI — noun ·pl an order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of africa is a living example. ·see crossopterygii.
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STURGEON — any of about 20 species of fishes of the family Acipenseridae (subclass Chondrostei), native to temperate waters of the Northern …
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CHONDROSTEAN — any member of the subclass Chondrostei, a group of primitive, ray-finned bony fishes, represented by the sturgeons and paddlefishes and …
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EAST AFRICAN LAKES — Mountains and lakes of East Africa. group of lakes in East Africa. The majority of the East African lakes lie …
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БИШИР — ихт. (Polypterus bichir) bichir
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