aimara
aimara noun: a South American freshwater river fish, Hoplias aimara.
Noun (1)
aimara (plural aimaras)
- A South American freshwater river fish, Hoplias aimara.
- Release of fishing pressure after a 25 year period (Fig. 40) revealed that aimara increased rapidly becoming the dominant species, and that pavon declined drastically as aimara became abundant. Payara showed a slight increase ...1989, Ana Beatriz Locci Hernandez, Comparative Study of the Response of Simulated Temperate and Tropical Fish Communities to Fishery Exploitation and Environmental Variability
- Abak Ekwa means “the land of many avocado trees”; Haimara Ekwa means “the land of many aimara fish” (Hoplias aimara).2018, Stuart Kirsch, Engaged Anthropology: Politics Beyond the Text, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 246
- Synonyms:
- anjumara
Noun (2) capitalized: Aimara
Aimara pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Aymara.
Proper noun capitalized: Aimara
Aimara
- Alternative form of Aymara.
Synonyms of aimara
Forms of aimara
| plural | aimaras |
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Origin of aimara
From a native name; said by Century to be Tupi, but perhaps in fact Cariban: contrast Emerillon taɾeʔiɾ (“aïmara”) with Trió aimara (“anjumara”).
Questions about aimara
- What does aimara mean?
- Aimara means a South American freshwater river fish, Hoplias aimara.
- What part of speech is aimara?
- Aimara can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of aimara?
- The plural of aimara is aimaras.
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