Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See susu.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak.

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Examples

  • "One soosoo superstar should be aware of the tatastes of his pipi peers."

    The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

  • The _soosoo_ never leaves fresh water; and it is in the river during the rains, for fishermen catch it in their nets, but it is hardly ever seen at that time.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

  • In the Middle Amazon are two distinct porpoises, one flesh-colored; [172] and in the upper tributaries is the _Inia Boliviensis_, resembling, but specifically different from the sea-dolphin and the soosoo of the Ganges.

    The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853

  • The good old binky, soother, pacifier, soosoo or whatever else you choose to call this wonderful little item.

    Living to tell the Story 2009

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