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noun
Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
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Synonyms: pirarucu, paiche
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from taxonomic name Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo.
Across languages
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