"arowana" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arowanas [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{taxlink|Osteoglossum arowana|species}} Osteoglossum arowana, {{taxlink|Osteoglossu bicirrhosum|species}} Osteoglossu bicirrhosum, {{der|en|car|arawana}} Kari'na arawana, {{taxlink|Osteoglossum bicirrhosum|species}} Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, {{der|en|mbc|-}} Macushi, {{der|en|yrl|arawanã}} Nheengatu arawanã, {{der|en|tpw|aruanã}} Old Tupi aruanã Head templates: {{en-noun}} arowana (plural arowanas)
  1. A freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae.
    Sense id: en-arowana-en-noun-q7M4-fPK
  2. A freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae.
    (US) Scleropages formosus (Asian bonytongue)
    Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Osteoglossomorph fish
    Sense id: en-arowana-en-noun-B2tUlDEx Disambiguation of Osteoglossomorph fish: 41 59 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kari'na translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Nheengatu translations, Terms with Old Tupi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Kari'na translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Nheengatu translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Tupi translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arahuana, arawana, aruana Hypernyms: bonytongue Derived forms: African arowana (taxonomic: Heterotis niloticus) Translations (of the family Osteoglossidae): アロワナ (arowana) (Japanese), arawana (Kari'na), 아로와나 (arowana) (Korean), arawanã (Nheengatu), aruanã (Old Tupi), aruanã [masculine] (Portuguese), арава́на (aravána) [feminine] (Russian), арава́на (aravána) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'of the family Osteoglossidae': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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