"arapaima" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɑːɹəˈpaɪmə/ Forms: arapaimas [plural], arapaima [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪmə Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Arapaima}} translingual Arapaima, {{der|en|car|warapaimo}} Kari'na warapaimo Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} arapaima (plural arapaimas or arapaima)
  1. Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
    Sense id: en-arapaima-en-noun-E-NR~ULj
  2. Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
    (especially) One of the type species of this genus (Arapaima gigas).
    Tags: especially Synonyms: pirarucu, paiche Translations (Arapaima gigas): eeshili (Chamicuro), arapaima (Finnish), arapaïma [masculine] (French), pirarucu (French), tchouri (Guianese Creole), ピラルクー (pirarukū) (Japanese), アラパイマ (arapaima) (Japanese), അരാപ്പൈമ (arāppaima) (Malayalam), piraruku (Nheengatu), pirauruku (Old Tupi), kihiuri (Palikur), pirarucu [masculine] (Portuguese), арапа́йма (arapájma) [feminine] (Russian), arapayma (Turkish), pilauluku (Wayampi), pilaluku (Wayana)
    Sense id: en-arapaima-en-noun-TS7c~EkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chamicuro translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Guianese Creole translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Nheengatu translations, Terms with Old Tupi translations, Terms with Palikur translations, Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Wayampi translations, Terms with Wayana translations, Osteoglossomorph fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Chamicuro translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Guianese Creole translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Nheengatu translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Tupi translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Palikur translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Paraguayan Guarani translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Wayampi translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Wayana translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Osteoglossomorph fish: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'Arapaima gigas': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Agassiz's arapaima (taxonomic: Arapaima agassizii), Mapa arapaima (taxonomic: Arapaima mapae), slender arapaima (taxonomic: Arapaima leptosoma), Solimoes arapaima (taxonomic: Arapaima leptosoma)

Inflected forms

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