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boto

/ˈbəʊtəʊ/

boto noun: inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system.

boto: inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
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Noun

boto (plural botos)

  1. Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system
    • But in a group where one boto puts on a display, there was much more tail-whacking, biting and other aggressive behavior among the males.2008 April 1, Henry Fountain, “Carrying a Torch, or at Least Sprigs of Grass”, in New York Times

boto meaning in Tamil

boto in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Synonyms of boto

Forms of boto

pluralbotos

Origin of boto

Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.

Words that rhyme with boto

Questions about boto

What does boto mean?
Boto means inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system.
What is boto in Tamil?
Boto in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Boto meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is boto?
Boto is a noun.
How do you pronounce boto?
Boto is pronounced /ˈbəʊtəʊ/.
What is the plural of boto?
The plural of boto is botos.

Words near boto in the dictionary

  1. Botlikh
  2. botmaster
  3. botmasters
  4. botnet
  5. botnets
  6. boto
  7. Botobolar
  8. Botocan
  9. Botocudo
  10. Botocudos
  11. botogenin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: boto (page history and authors); boto (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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