noun
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
• Syn: ↑Purus River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms: ↑Brazil, ↑Federative Republic of Brazil, ↑Brasil
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Sp. /pooh rddoohs"/; Port. /poo rddoohs"/, n.
a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 mi. (3200 km) long.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.