ARAPAIMA

Meaning of ARAPAIMA in English

[ ˌarə'pʌɪmə ]

■ noun a very large edible freshwater fish native to tropical South America. [ Arapaima gigas .]

Origin

C19: from Tupi.

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ARAPAIMA — ˌarəˈpīmə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Portuguese & Spanish, pirarucu, of Tupian origin; akin to Mura uarapâinu 1. capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARAPAIMA — (n.) A large fresh-water food fish of South America.
Английский словарь Webster
ARAPAIMA — ( n. ) A large fresh-water food fish of South America.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARAPAIMA — /ar'euh puy"meuh/ , n. a large freshwater fish, Arapaima gigas, of Brazil and Guiana, reputed to reach a length of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARAPAIMA — noun a large fresh-water food fish of south america.
Webster English vocab
ARAPAIMA — arapaima
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
ARAPAIMA — Арапайма
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PIRARUCU — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirawrukú, from pirá fish + urukú annatto Date: 1840 a very large edible bony fish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIRARUCU — pə̇|rärə|kü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese pirarucu, pirarucú, from Tupi pirá-rucú, pirá-urucú, literally, red fish : a large-scaled osteoglossid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIRARUCU — (n.) Same as Arapaima.
Английский словарь Webster
PIRARUCU — ( n. ) Same as Arapaima.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIRARUCU — /pi rahr"euh kooh'/ , n. the arapaima. [ 1830-40; pirá-rucú lit., red fish ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIRARUCU — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirawrukú, from pirá fish + urukú annatto Date: 1840 : a very large edible bony …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIRARUCU — noun ·same·as arapaima.
Webster English vocab
PIRARUCU — [pi.ra.ru.cu] n [Pg, fr. Tupi pirauruku, fr. pira fish + uruku annatto] (1840): a very large edible bony fish (Arapaima …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIRARUCU — ( Arapaima gigas ) Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas). also called arapaima or paiche ancient, air-breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and …
Britannica English vocabulary
OSTEOGLOSSOMORPH — any member of the superorder Osteoglossomorpha, a group of morphologically and biologically diverse primitive fishes primarily found in freshwaters, although …
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BONY TONGUE — any of several heavy-bodied tropical river fishes, family Osteoglossidae, covered with large, hard, mosaic-like scales except on the head. The …
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MANAUS — city and river port, capital of Amazonas estado (state), northwestern Brazil. It lies along the north bank of the Negro …
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FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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АРАПАЙМА — Arapaima
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