Meanings
nounboto (plural botos)
plural botos
- Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
But in a group where one boto puts on a display, there was much more tail-whacking, biting and other aggressive behavior among the males.
2008 April 1, Henry Fountain, “Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass”, in New York TimesSynonyms: Amazon river dolphin
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nounInia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
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Origin
- Portugueseboto“boto”
- Englishboto
Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.
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APA
boto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boto
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“boto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boto. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boto.
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