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Pu·rus

P0673300 (pə-ro͞os′, po͞o-) A river of east-central Peru and western Brazil flowing about 3,380 km (2,100 mi) generally northeast to the Amazon River.

Purús

(Spanish puˈrus ; Portuguese puˈruʃ) n (Placename) a river in NW central South America, rising in SE Peru and flowing northeast to the Amazon. Length: about 3200 km (2000 miles)

Pu•rús

(Sp. puˈrus; Port. pʊˈrus)

n. a river in NW central South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 2000 mi. (3200 km) long.

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Purus - a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon RiverPurus RiverBrasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

Purus

(po͞oro͞oz`), river, c.2,100 mi (3,380 km) long, rising in the Andes Mts., E Peru. It flows generally northeast in a meandering course, across Acre and Amazonas states, NW Brazil, to the Amazon River. Mostly navigable, it traverses a rubber-producing region and receives the Acre River at Bôca do Acre.

Purús

a river in South America, mainly in Brazil, a right tributary of the Amazon. It is 3,200 km long and drains an area of 365,000 sq km. Originating in Peru, near the eastern foothills of the Andes, it meanders through the Amazon Basin within clayey and lightly eroded banks in humid equatorial forests. The mean annual flow rate is 12,600 cu m per sec. High water is in March and April. The Purús is navigable for almost its entire length.

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noun a Brazilian river

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