candiru

== English == === Alternative forms === candirú === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese candiru, from Nheengatu kandirú. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkændɪˈɹuː/ === Noun === candiru (plural candirus) A small parasitic catfish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river, rumored to swim up male urethras. Synonyms: canero, cañero, toothpick fish, vampire fish ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Crindau, iracund == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === candirú (1931-prescribed spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Nheengatu kandirú. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: can‧di‧ru === Noun === candiru m (plural candirus) candiru (a small parasitic fish, Vandellia cirrhosa, native to the Amazon river) ==== Descendants ==== → English: candiru === Further reading === “candiru”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “candiru”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026