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Arapaima|ærəˈpaɪmə|
[South American native name.]
A genus of fishes of the family Osteoglossidæ, remarkable for their size; (with lower-case initial) a fish of this genus.
1840R. H. Schomburgk Brit. Guiana 39 The Arapaima or Pirarucu (Sudis Gigas), and..the Lau-lau, are from ten to twelve feet long. 1896Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. V. 478 The true arapaima (Arapaima gigas) of the larger rivers of Brazil and the Guianas..occupies the proud position of being the largest fresh-water bony fish. 1908C. F. Holder Big Game at Sea xix. 288 The arapaima..the game fish of South American waters—a monster that attained a length of twelve feet and a weight of twelve hundred pounds. 1955Times 11 May 20/1 Capture of an arapaima fish at Karanamloo, Rupununi. |