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ishxíkihar / ishxikihara- sturgeon
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3175 | revised Feb 10 2015
ishxíkihar / ishxikihara- • N • sturgeon Acipenser medirostris (ITIS).
Literally: 'having coarse meat'
| Derivation: | íish xíkih-ar |
| flesh rough-having |
Derivative (1)
ishxikiharámaan "sturgeon skin"
Source: WB 690.5, p.350; JPH 06:649
Short recordings (2)