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Any of various large freshwater fish belonging to the family Osteoglossidae (especially from genera Heterotis, Osteoglossum, and Scleropages), found in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. These fish are mainly carnivorous and are characterized by large, bony scales, a toothed tongue, and a wide, slanted mouth.
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Any of various large freshwater fish belonging to the family Osteoglossidae (especially from genera Heterotis, Osteoglossum, and Scleropages), found in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. These fish are mainly carnivorous and are characterized by large, bony scales, a toothed tongue, and a wide, slanted mouth.
Scleropages formosus (Asian bonytongue)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Borrowed from New Latin, specific epithet of Osteoglossum arowana (now Osteoglossu bicirrhosum), borrowed from Guyanese Kari'na arawana (“the fish Osteoglossum bicirrhosum”; or a like form in Macushi), borrowed, probably via Nheengatu arawanã, from Old Tupi aruanã.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Japanese:
アロワナ
(arowana)
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Kari'na:
arawana
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Korean:
아로와나
(arowana)
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Malayalam:
അരോവാന
(arōvāna)
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Nheengatu:
arawanã
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Old Tupi:
aruanã
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Portuguese:
aruanã
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Russian:
арава́на
(aravána)
— of the family Osteoglossidae
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Ukrainian:
арава́на
(aravána)
— of the family Osteoglossidae
