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pangasius

pangasius noun: any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.

Noun

pangasius (plural pangasia)

  1. Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.

Forms of pangasius

pluralpangasia

Origin of pangasius

From Bengali পাঙ্গাশ (paṅgaś).

Words formed from pangasius

Questions about pangasius

What does pangasius mean?
Pangasius means any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.
What part of speech is pangasius?
Pangasius is a noun.
What is the plural of pangasius?
The plural of pangasius is pangasia.

Words near pangasius in the dictionary

  1. pangasiids
  2. Pangasinan
  3. Pangasinans
  4. Pangasinense
  5. Pangasinenses
  6. pangasius
  7. pangastritis
  8. Pangatlan
  9. Pangborn
  10. Pangborns
  11. Pangbourne

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