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carapos

carapos is the plural of carapo.

Meaning of carapo

Noun

carapo (plural carapos)

  1. The banded knifefish, a Brazilian fish, Gymnotus carapo.
    • The CARAPO, so called in Brasil, has a body about a foot in length, and not two inches in breadth, being in the shape of a knife, [...]1763, The Natural History of Fishes and Serpents, Including Sea-turtles, Crustaceous, and Shell Fishes, with Their Medicinal Uses: 3, page 67

Questions about carapos

What is carapos the plural of?
Carapos is the plural of carapo.

Words near carapos in the dictionary

  1. carapids
  2. carapo
  3. Carapooee
  4. Carapooee West
  5. Carapook
  6. carapos
  7. caraps
  8. Caraquenian
  9. Caraquenians
  10. Caraquet
  11. Caraqueño

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