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bichir

/bɪˈʃiːɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
bichir
IPA
/bɪˈʃiːɹ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بَشِير

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɪˈʃiːɹ/
  • British English: /ˈbɪtʃə/

Inflected Forms

bichirs (plural)

Homonyms

bitcher biker

Rhymes With

pitcher richer witcher stitcher twitcher hitcher triture

Questions

How do you pronounce bichir?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈʃiːɹ/.
What does bichir mean?
Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales.
Where does bichir come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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