boto

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boto

/ˈbəʊtəʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊtəʊ

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Borrowed from Portuguese boto (“boto”), of uncertain origin.

noun botos

Inia geoffrensis, a species of freshwater dolphin endemic to the Amazon river system But in a group where one boto puts on a display, there was much more tail-whacking, biting and other aggressive behavior among the males.
Similar: Amazon river dolphin

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"boto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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boto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boto

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"boto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boto.

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@misc{boto_2026,
  title = {boto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}