PIRARUCU

Meaning of PIRARUCU in English

[pi.ra.ru.cu] n [Pg, fr. Tupi pirauruku, fr. pira fish + uruku annatto] (1840): a very large edible bony fish (Arapaima gigas of the family Osteoglossidae) of the rivers of northern So. America

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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 — ( Arapaima gigas ) Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas). also called arapaima or paiche ancient, air-breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIRARUCU — Pronunciation: pi- ˌ rär- ə - ' kü Function: noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirawrukú, from pirá fish + urukú …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PAICHE — ˈpī(ˌ)chā, -_chē noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, probably from American Indian : pirarucu
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OSTEOGLOSSIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgläsəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Osteoglossum, type genus + -idae : a family of very large …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
OSTEOGLOSSOMORPH — any member of the superorder Osteoglossomorpha, a group of morphologically and biologically diverse primitive fishes primarily found in freshwaters, although …
Britannica English vocabulary
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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