noun
Meaning 1
An arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large fish of the Amazon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
pirarucu
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General-American: /pɪˌɹɑɹəˈku/
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pira Old Tupi pirá Proto-Tupian *ɨrjuku Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku Old Tupi uruku Old Tupi pirauruku Nheengatu pirarukúbor. Brazilian Portuguese pirarucubor. English pirarucu Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pirarucu.