amia
Americannoun
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a genus of fish, of which two species of bowfin are the only living members.
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the Atlantic bonito, a kind of fish.
Example Sentences
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Nisman was a surprising choice: he had been part of the team that led the initial amia prosecution, which carried on despite overwhelming evidence that the case had been corrupted.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
By the time Kirchner announced the agreement about the amia case, Nisman’s obsession with Iran had expanded beyond Argentina.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
He accused Kirchner and Timerman of “being authors and accomplices of an aggravated cover-up and obstruction of justice regarding the Iranians accused of the amia terrorist attack.”
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
Every September, when she travelled to New York for the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations, she brought a group of amia survivors with her.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
And again you may quote— Buy an amia in the autumn . . . .
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
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