Etymology

bichir

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Today it means: Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales. Full definition →

Arabic بَشِير
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  1. Arabic · derived fromبَشِير
  2. English todaybichir

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

Words from the same roots

Arabicبَشِير all →

BashirBasheer

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