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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi iurú (“mouth”) + póka (“to rip”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔkɐ
- Hyphenation: ji‧ri‧po‧ca
Noun
jiripoca f (plural jiripocas)
- (zoology) any of a number fresh water fishes of the rivers of the Amazon Rainforest and Southeast Brazil, such as Hemieorubim platyrhynchus
- Synonyms: jerupoca, jurupensém, mandiaçu
- (zoology) any of a number of fresh water fishes from other regions of Brazil, such as Sorubim lima
- Synonyms: donzela, jurupoca
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