Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of fishes, typical of the family Chiridæ, or referred to the Triglidæ.
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Examples
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Several chirus are killed to provide wool for a single shawl.
Ying Ying the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope), try not to buy shahtoosh Sun Bin 2005
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Pendom parako pa moro kushto-bakeno chirus -- "kushto bak" te "kushto divvus."
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Kek rya, -- mandy _never_ chored a kani an 'adre sixty beshes kenna' at mandy's been apre the drumyors, an 'sar dovo chirus mandy never dikked or shuned or jinned of a Romany chal's chorin yeck.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Yeckorus 'dre o puro chirus, te kenna, sos a bori pureni chovihani te kerdas sirini covvas, te jivdas sar akonyo adre o heb adre o ratti.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Savo-chirus mendi rakkerden o wuder pirido, te trin manushia vian adre ....
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Vonka yeck jinella adovo te o waver jinella lis, kek boro chirus tvel i dui sosti jinavit.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Adre o puro chirus butidosta manushia jivvede kushti-bakeno 'dre o chone, sar chichi ta kair awer ta rikker ap o yag so kerela o dud.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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I tani rani siggerdas ta keravit, te pa shov divvus yoi taderedas adrom, kushti zi, pa lis te sarkon chirus adre o shab yoi bitcherdas plachta keta krallis.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Talla me shomas kushto-bakno ta pen apre o puro chirus.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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Yuv patserde me ta piav miro sastopen wavescro chirus.
The Gypsies Charles Godfrey Leland 1863
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