pacun.

Brit.

/pəˈkuː/,

/ˈpɑːkuː/, U.S.

/pəˈku/,

/ˈpɑku/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1700s– packu, 1800s pacou, 1800s– pacu, 1900s– paco, 1900s– paku.

Origin: A borrowing from Tupi. Etymon: Tupi pacú.

Etymology: < Tupi pacú, pakú. Compare Guarani pacu.

Any of several herbivorous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, native to northern South America; spec. (a) the large Colossoma macropomum, which is widely cultured in South America (also called tambaqui); (b) the smaller Myleus pacu.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Characoidei > member of family Characidae (neon fish)

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1774 T. Falkner Descr. Patagonia 57 The packu is the best and most delicious fish of any in these rivers.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. (1882) 35 The Pacou the richest and most delicious fish in Guiana.

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom X. 424 The Pacu.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. xvi. 240 The Pacú, according to Castelnau, is the genus Characinus of Artedi... The Carp-like body averages 2 to 3 palms in length, and is considered good eating.

1959 P. Capon Amongst those Missing 181 Not too bad, I guess. A paku, and two of those fish sort of like bream.

1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World vi. 86 In the river there was plenty of Pakuweed, so called by the Indians because the Paku fish is supposed to feed on it.

1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 13 June While the two fish are similar, a pacu has flat teeth designed for eating vegetation and is not as dangerous as the piranha.

1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. f1/4 A handful of food pellets tossed onto the surface..brings flashing swarms of tilapia, pacu and goldfish into gaping-mouthed competition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pacu
释义	pacun. Brit. /pəˈkuː/, /ˈpɑːkuː/, U.S. /pəˈku/, /ˈpɑku/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1700s– packu, 1800s pacou, 1800s– pacu, 1900s– paco, 1900s– paku. Origin: A borrowing from Tupi. Etymon: Tupi pacú. Etymology: < Tupi pacú, pakú. Compare Guarani pacu. Any of several herbivorous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, native to northern South America; spec. (a) the large Colossoma macropomum, which is widely cultured in South America (also called tambaqui); (b) the smaller Myleus pacu. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Characoidei > member of family Characidae (neon fish) pacu1774 cave-fish1871 characin1882 neon fish1936 neon tetra1936 1774 T. Falkner Descr. Patagonia 57 The packu is the best and most delicious fish of any in these rivers. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. (1882) 35 The Pacou the richest and most delicious fish in Guiana. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom X. 424 The Pacu. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil II. xvi. 240 The Pacú, according to Castelnau, is the genus Characinus of Artedi... The Carp-like body averages 2 to 3 palms in length, and is considered good eating. 1959 P. Capon Amongst those Missing 181 Not too bad, I guess. A paku, and two of those fish sort of like bream. 1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World vi. 86 In the river there was plenty of Pakuweed, so called by the Indians because the Paku fish is supposed to feed on it. 1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 13 June While the two fish are similar, a pacu has flat teeth designed for eating vegetation and is not as dangerous as the piranha. 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. f1/4 A handful of food pellets tossed onto the surface..brings flashing swarms of tilapia, pacu and goldfish into gaping-mouthed competition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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