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Amur, n.|ˈæmʊə(r)|
[The name of the Amur region in south-east Russia, bordering the river of the same name.]
Used attrib. to designate plants and animals native to or originating from the Amur region, as Amur maple, a small maple, Acer ginnala, with creamy-white flowers and scarlet autumnal foliage, much cultivated as an ornamental shrub; Amur pike, a pike, Esox reicherti, which has a silvery body with numerous black spots and is a food fish in the Amur basin; Amur tiger, the Siberian tiger.
1934Webster, Amur maple. 1962O. Ronen tr. Berg's Freshwater Fishes U.S.S.R. & Adjacent Countries I. 492 (heading) Esox reicherti Dybowski.—Amur pike. 1964Biol. Abstr. XLV. 8085/2 The Amur tiger inhabits Manchurian type forests. 1981Northeast Woods & Waters Jan. 6/2 This is the only lake in the country where an angler can take the Amur Pike, a transplant from Russia and a river of the same name. 1988New Scientist 1 Sept. 69/1 These 68 zoos had 207 Amur tigers between them, including 94 males and 113 females. 1988Guinness Bk. Records 1989 24/3 The largest member of the cat family (Felidae) is the protected long-furred Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), also called the Amur or Manchurian tiger. 1992Harrowsmith Aug. 70/3 Not all maples are huge, and for compact gardens, the Amur maple (Acer ginnala) is a rewarding choice. |