jeju

plural jejus

1. A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).

   The jeju (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) is a facultative air-breathing fish that utilizes a modified swim bladder as an ...

   2005, Adalberto Luis Val, Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida e Val, David J. Randall, Fish Physiology: The Physiology of Tropical Fishes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 256

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   Finally he sent the jeju (Erythrinus unitaeniatus; these fish are covered with a slippery phlegm), which pushed the man out ...

   1946, Curt Nimuendajú, The Eastern Timbira

   In the jeju, the swim bladder has a respiratory function, while in the aruana it is an hydrostatic organ. Both are physostomes, and the swim bladder is divided into 2 chambers whose walls are made up of 3 enveloping membranes or mantles.

   1981, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

alternative Cheju

1. An island, province, and city in South Korea.

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   A United States nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Annapolis, arrived in southwest South Korea’s Jeju island, just three days after another American submersible departed from the southeastern Busan port amid an escalation of regional tensions and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The USS Annapolis has arrived in Jeju to load supplies, a spokesperson for South Korea’s navy, Jang Do-young, said at a press conference on Monday.

   2023 July 24, “Another US nuclear-powered submarine arrives in South Korea”, in EFE, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023

2. An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island.

   Synonyms: Quelpart, Chi-chou

alternative Cheju

1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group native to the island.