bichir

== English == === Etymology === From the species epithet of Polypterus bichir taken over in 1802/1803, the years of its collection and description, after Arabic بَشِير (bašīr). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈʃiːɹ/, /biˈʃiːɹ/, /ˈbiːʃɚ/, /ˈbɪʃɚ/, /ˈbɪtʃɚ/, /ˈbaɪkɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪtʃə/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(ɹ) Homophones: bitcher, biker === Noun === bichir (plural bichirs) Any ray-finned fish of the genus Polypterus in the family Polypteridae, having elongated bodies covered in thick, bone-like, ganoid scales. ==== Hypernyms ==== polypterid cladistian ==== Hyponyms ==== saddled bichir ==== Translations ====