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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Two years after taking over the amia case, Nisman produced an indictment.
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
Mesbahi suggested that Menem’s clandestine relationship with Iran continued through the amia bombing.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
In the years that Nisman presided over the amia investigation, he became a famous man.
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 Eleonora Hunt
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