bichir

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US/bɪˈʃiːɹ/US/biˈʃiːɹ/US/ˈbiːʃɚ/US/ˈbɪʃɚ/

noun

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

OriginArabic بَشِير →
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Meanings

nounbichir (plural bichirs)

plural bichirs

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

Origin

  1. Arabicبَشِير
  2. Englishbichir

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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Translations

Arabic بَشِير, أَبُو بَشِير
  • بَشِير (bašīr)fish
  • أَبُو بَشِير (ʔabū bašīr)fish
Greek βιχήρ ο πολύπτερος
  • βιχήρ ο πολύπτερος (vichír o polýpteros)fish

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bichir

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

bichir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichir

MLA

“bichir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bichir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichir.

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