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单词 arapaima
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arapaima

[ ar-uh-pahy-muh ]
/ ˌær əˈpaɪ mə /

noun

a large freshwater fish, Arapaima gigas, of Brazil and Guiana, reputed to reach a length of 15 feet (4.5 meters) and a weight of 500 pounds (225 kilograms).

Origin of arapaima

First recorded in 1830–40; from Portuguese, from Tupi

Words nearby arapaima

Arany, Aranyaka, Arapaho, Arapahoe, Arapaho Peak, arapaima, Arapesh, Ararat, rare bird, a, araroba, Aras
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Example sentences from the Web for arapaima

  • Arapaima (a-ra-pīma), a genus of South American fresh-water fishes, ord.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for arapaima

arapaima
/ (ˌærəˈpaɪmə) /

noun

a very large primitive freshwater teleost fish, Arapaima gigas, that occurs in tropical South America and can attain a length of 4.5 m (15 ft) and a weight of 200 kg (440 lbs): family Osteoglossidae

Word Origin for arapaima

via Portuguese from Tupi
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