Meanings
nountucuxi (plural tucuxis)
plural tucuxis
- An estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
Origin
- Portuguesetucuxi
- Portuguesetucuxi
- Englishtucuxi
Borrowed from Portuguese tucuxi, borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ.
More words from Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish sotalia amazońska
- sotalia amazońskafreshwater dolphin
Portuguese tucuxi
- tucuxifreshwater dolphin
Russian бе́лый дельфи́н, речна́я сота́лия
- бе́лый дельфи́н (bélyj delʹfín)freshwater dolphin
- речна́я сота́лия (rečnája sotálija)freshwater dolphin
- амазо́нская сота́лия (amazónskaja sotálija)freshwater dolphin
- амазо́нский дельфи́и́н (amazónskij delʹfíín)freshwater dolphin
Cite this entry
APA
tucuxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucuxi
MLA
“tucuxi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucuxi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tucuxi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tucuxi.
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