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tucuxi

/tu.kuˈʃi/

tucuxi noun: an estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.

tucuxi: an estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin
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Noun

tucuxi (plural tucuxis)

  1. An estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.

Forms of tucuxi

pluraltucuxis

Origin of tucuxi

Borrowed from Portuguese tucuxi, borrowed from Nheengatu tukuxí, possibly from Old Tupi pukusĩ.

Questions about tucuxi

What does tucuxi mean?
Tucuxi means an estuarine dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis), found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
What part of speech is tucuxi?
Tucuxi is a noun.
How do you pronounce tucuxi?
Tucuxi is pronounced /tu.kuˈʃi/ (US).
What is the plural of tucuxi?
The plural of tucuxi is tucuxis.

Words near tucuxi in the dictionary

  1. tucupi
  2. tucute
  3. tucutes
  4. tucutuco
  5. tucutucos
  6. tucuxi
  7. tucuxis
  8. Tudball
  9. TUDCA
  10. Tuddenham
  11. Tuddenhams

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