amur
amur noun: any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
Noun
amur (plural amurs)
- Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
- In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.1974, “Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science”, in Indiana Academy of Science, volume 83, 174
Proper noun capitalized: Amur
Amur
- The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Manchuria in Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin.
- If, then, the southern districts of European Russia be exposed to a winter more severe than those of France or Germany, they may boast in their turn a more genial climate than the banks of the Ural and the Amur; while all are subject to a dispensation of nature which extends too far, and acts too...1830, Amelia Shipley Heber, editor, The Life of Reginald Heber, D.D., volume 1, London: John Murray, →OCLC, →OL, page 568
- Foreign trade goes not to Aigun, but to the Chinese town of Taheiho, which is situated about 30 miles distant from Aigun and is directly opposite the Siberian city of Blagovestchensk, on the other side of the Amur River.1915 August 24, Charles K. Moser, “Harbin”, in Supplement to Commerce Reports, number 52h, →OCLC, page 1
- Synonyms:
- Heilongjiang
- An oblast in far eastern Russia; its administrative centre is Blagoveshchensk.
- The unmanned probe was launched on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket at 23:10 GMT from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far eastern Amur Region. It is expected to reach lunar orbit in 4-5 days.2023 August 11, “Russia launches Luna-25 mission to be 1st to reach moon’s South Pole”, in EFE, sourced from Moscow, (EFE), archived from the original on 23 Sep 2023
Synonyms of amur
Forms of amur
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Origin of amur
Borrowed from Russian аму́р (amúr), from an Ewenic language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of Amur.
Borrowed from Russian Аму́р (Amúr), from an Evenki language such as Solon amur (“river”). Doublet of amur.
Words formed from amur
- Amur adonis
- Amur lemming
- Amur Bay
- Amur beech marten
- Amur bitterling
- Amur bream
- black Amur bream
- white Amur bream
- Amur carp
- Amur cobra lily
- Amur cork tree
- Amur falcon
- Amur goral
- Amur grape
- Amur gudgeon
- Amur whitefin gudgeon
- Amur hedgehog
- Amur leopard
- Amur linden
- Amur lime
- Amur maple
- Amur meadow steppe
- Amur minnow
- Amur oak
- Amur pink
- Amur River clam
- Amur sculpin
- Amur sleeper
- Amur snake
- Amur three-lips
- Amur tiger
- Amur viper
- Amur virus
- Amur wagtail
- Amurian
- black amur
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur
- white amur
- Amur pike
Phrases with amur
Questions about amur
- What does amur mean?
- Amur means any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
- What part of speech is amur?
- Amur can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of amur?
- The plural of amur is amurs.
Words near amur in the dictionary
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