bichir

/bɪˈʃiːɹ/

Etymology

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

bichir means any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

bichir is pronounced /bɪˈʃiːɹ/.

noun

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