- pirarucu
- noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirawrukú, from pirá fish + urukú annatto Date: 1840 a very large edible bony fish (Arapaima gigas of the family Osteoglossidae) of the rivers of northern South America
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pirarucu
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Pirarucu — Pi ra*ru cu, n. [From the native South American name.] (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Arapaima}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pirarucu — Pirarucu, Fisch, s. Arapaima … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pirarucu — Pirarucu, Fisch, s. Arapaima [Abb. 105] … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
pirarucu — s. m. [Zoologia] Peixe do Amazonas … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
pirarucu — [pē rä′ro͞o ko͞o΄] n. [Port < Tupí pirá rucú, lit., red fish] ARAPAIMA … English World dictionary
pirarucu — /pi rahr euh kooh /, n. the arapaima. [1830 40; < Pg < Tupi pirá rucú lit., red fish] * * * ▪ fish also called arapaima or paiche ancient, air breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and lakes. One of the largest freshwater fishes in … Universalium
Pirarucu — Arapaima gigas Arapaima … Wikipédia en Français
pirarucu — pə̇|rärə|kü noun ( s) Etymology: Portuguese pirarucu, pirarucú, from Tupi pirá rucú, pirá urucú, literally, red fish : a large scaled osteoglossid fish (Arapaima gigas) of the rivers of northern So. America that is held to attain a length of 15… … Useful english dictionary
Pirarucu — Arapaima Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) Systematik Klasse: Strahlenflosser (Actinopterygii) Teilklasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
pirarucu — pi·ra·ru·cu … English syllables
