piracatinga
piracatinga noun: a species of catfish, Calophysus macropterus, endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins.
Noun
piracatinga (plural piracatinga)
- A species of catfish, Calophysus macropterus, endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins.
- This year, it reiterated serious concerns that the population implications of the intentional killing of botos and tucuxis for use as bait in the piracatinga fishery in Brazil.2012, Annual Report of the International Whaling Commission, International Whaling Commission, page 53
- Since the mid-1990s, a directed hunt to provide bait to catch a scavenging catfish called locally piracatinga or mota (Calophysus macropterus) has become the most severe threat to the species.2017, Vera M. F. da Silva, Anthony R. Martin, Amazon River Dolphin: Inia geoffrensis, article in Bernd Würsig, J. G. M. Thewissen, Kit M. Kovacs (editors), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd...
- Synonyms:
- vulture catfish, zamurito
Synonyms of piracatinga
- vulture catfish
- zamurito
Forms of piracatinga
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Questions about piracatinga
- What does piracatinga mean?
- Piracatinga means a species of catfish, Calophysus macropterus, endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins.
- What part of speech is piracatinga?
- Piracatinga is a noun.
- What is the plural of piracatinga?
- The plural of piracatinga is piracatinga.
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