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Meaning of payara | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Hydrolycus scomberoides, a Venezuelan gamefish with two long fangs protruding from the lower jaw.

Examples

“In his career as a producer and host of hunting and fishing shows for cable television, Trevor Gowdy has tangled with a wide range of trophy game fish, including 1,000-pound hammerheads in the Florida Keys, giant stingrays off the coast of Thailand and razor-toothed payara below Venezuela’s Uraima Falls.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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