ar·a·pai·ma ( r  -p  m)n. A large South American freshwater food fish (Arapaima gigas) that typically attains a length of 3 meters (10 feet). Also called pirarucu. [American Spanish or Portuguese, both probably of Tupian origin .] |
arapaima [ˌærəˈpaɪmə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a very large primitive freshwater teleost fish, Arapaima gigas, that occurs in tropical South America and can attain a length of 4.5 m (15 ft.) and a weight of 200 kg (440 lbs): family Osteoglossidae
[via Portuguese from Tupi]
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