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candirus

candirus is the plural of candiru.

Meaning of candiru

Noun

candiru (plural candirus)

  1. A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras.
    Synonyms:
    canero, cañero, toothpick fish, vampire fish

Questions about candirus

What is candirus the plural of?
Candirus is the plural of candiru.

Words near candirus in the dictionary

  1. Candiot
  2. Candiote
  3. Candiotes
  4. Candiots
  5. candiru
  6. candirus
  7. candirú
  8. candirús
  9. candite
  10. candle
  11. candle auction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candirus (page history and authors); candiru (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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