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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

arapaima en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɑːɹəˈpaɪmə/

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo.

Meanings

  1. Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
  2. (especially) Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. ▸ One of the type species of this genus (Arapaima gigas).

Forms

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arapaima Number=Plur lexicographic
arapaimas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

slender arapaima · Agassiz's arapaima · Mapa arapaima · Solimoes arapaima

Synonyms

pirarucu · paiche

Translations (16)

ja アラパイマ (Arapaima gigas) · fr arapaïma (Arapaima gigas) · oym pilauluku (Arapaima gigas) · ja ピラルクー (Arapaima gigas) · way pilaluku (Arapaima gigas) · fr pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) · tr arapayma (Arapaima gigas) · ccc eeshili (Arapaima gigas) · pt pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) · plu kihiuri (Arapaima gigas) · ru арапа́йма (Arapaima gigas) · ml അരാപ്പൈമ (Arapaima gigas) · fi arapaima (Arapaima gigas) · gcr tchouri (Arapaima gigas) · yrl piraruku (Arapaima gigas) · tpw pirauruku (Arapaima gigas)