Meaning
Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Borrowed from taxonomic name Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
pirarucupaiche
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