variants
or less commonly bouto
plural botos also boutos
: a large, heavy river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins that is dark gray when young and pinkish as an adult
The boto—the largest of the four remaining species of river dolphin—is well adapted to its murky environment. Unfused vertebrae in its neck mean it is capable of turning its head through a range of 180 degrees, allowing it to squeeze around submerged trees and roots.—
Rowan Hooper, New Scientist, 17 Dec. 2011
Rowan Hooper, New Scientist, 17 Dec. 2011called also Amazon dolphin, Amazon river dolphin, pink dolphin, pink river dolphin
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“Boto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boto. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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