"boto" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊtəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-boto.wav [Southern-England] Forms: botos [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|boto||boto}} Portuguese boto (“boto”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} boto (plural botos)
  1. Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans

Inflected forms

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