bichir
English edit
Etymology edit
From the species epithet of Polypterus bichir taken over in 1802/1803, the years of its collection and description, after Arabic بَشِير (bašīr).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈʃiːɹ/, /biˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈbiːʃɚ/, /ˈbɪʃɚ/, /ˈbɪtʃɚ/, /ˈbajkɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪtʃə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(ɹ)
- Homophones: bitcher, biker
Noun edit
bichir (plural bichirs)
- Any of a group of ray-finned fish of the family Polypteridae in the order Polypteriformes.
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