amur

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see also: Amur

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Noun

amur (plural amurs)

1. Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
   • 1974, Indiana Academy of Science, Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, volume 83, gbooks :

     In the fall of 1972, we obtained a special permit from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to import 20 amurs for study in indoor aquaria.

Related terms

• white amur

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Amur

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Proper noun

1. , emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin.
2. An oblast in far eastern Russia; its administrative centre is Blagoveshchensk.

Translations

• French: Amour
• German: Amur
• Italian: Amur
• Portuguese: Amur
• Russian: Аму́р
• Spanish: Amur

Translations

• Russian: Аму́рская о́бласть

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