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arapaima definition

ara·paima (ar′ə pī′mə)

noun

a very long, edible, large-scaled bony fish (Arapaima gigas) of the rivers of the Amazon region, sometimes reaching a weight of c. 180 kg (c. 400 lb)

Etymology: ModL < Port < a Tupí word

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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