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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He told Pablo Jacoby, the lawyer for the amia victims, that he was trying to make sure Argentina didn’t provide assistance to Iran’s nuclear program.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
At one point, an Israeli writer named Gustavo Perednik met with Nisman in a Buenos Aires café to discuss what he should name the book he was completing about the amia case.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
When Kirchner travelled to the United Nations that year, she responded favorably to an Iranian offer to “investigate” the amia bombing.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
One matter on which Kirchner appeared steadfast was the amia bombing.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 20, 2015
The occupants were two small boys, eight and ten years of age, with their amia, or nurses, who bore quantities of lovely flowers.
From My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 by Hunt, Eleonora
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