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arapaima.

Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.

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noun/ˌɑːɹəˈpaɪmə/
  1. Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America.

  2. 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).

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

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