poisson-chien
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pwa.sɔ̃.ʃjɛ̃/
Etymology
From poisson (“fish”) + chien (“dog”).
Noun
poisson-chien m (plural poissons-chien)
- (Africa) The tigerfish, in the genus Hydrocynus.
- Synonym: poisson-tigre
- (rare) The European mudminnow, Umbra krameri.