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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To make the deal acceptable to the public, Nisman said, Kirchner and Timerman planned to come up with a “new theory” of who committed the amia bombing.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
In the amia bombing, too, they suspected that Iran and Hezbollah, which often act together, were the main culprits.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
But, according to Matthew Levitt, a former senior Treasury official and the author of a book on Hezbollah, planning for the amia operation began months before the Lebanon attack took place.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2015
Two years after taking over the amia case, Nisman produced an indictment.
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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