Bichir

Pronunciation

• US

Origin

The word bichir has its origins (probably pre-1970s) via French from dialect Arabic abu shīr.

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Full definition of bichir

Noun

1. Any of a group of ray-finned fish of the family Polypteridae in the order Polypteriformes.