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 kg).
Origin of arapaima
1830–40; < Portuguese < Tupi
Words nearby arapaima
arany,
aranyaka,
arapaho,
arapaho peak,
arapahoe,
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arapesh,
ararat,
araroba,
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aratus of sicyon
Example sentences from the Web for arapaima
Arapaima (a-ra-pīma), a genus of South American fresh-water fishes, ord.
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