Arapaima

//ˌɑːɹəˈpaɪmə// noun

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Noun

1
Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
2
Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.; One of the type species of this genus (Arapaima gigas). especially

Synonyms

paiche pirarucu pirarucu

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo.

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Agassiz's arapaima Mapa arapaima Solimoes arapaima slender arapaima

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