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pirarucú|pɪrərʊˈkuː|
[Pg., f. Tupi (see quot. 18632).]
The giant redfish of the Amazon basin, Arapaima gigas, of the family Osteoglossidæ, one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world; = Arapaima, piache.
1840[see Arapaima]. 1863H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. iii. 165 The men caught sight of a large Pirarucú: the fish which, salted, forms the staple food.. in most parts of the Lower Amazon country. Ibid. 166 The Indian name Pirarucú, or Anatto fish (from Pira, fish, and urucú, anatto or red), is in allusion to the red colour of the borders of its scales. 1933P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure i. xviii. 153 The very big fish—the piraracú [sic] and the pirará..they [sc. the Indians] harpoon. 1936Discovery Dec. 373/2 Pirarucú,..when dried and salted, is rapidly taking the place of imported cod on the Brazilian market. 1961[see paiche]. 1965E. Bishop Questions of Travel 31 Everything must be there In that magic mud, beneath The multitudes of fish, deadly or innocent, The giant pirarucús. |