pirarucu

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 feet and a weight of 500 pounds and is of great importance in the diet of the natives of the area

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/pi rahr"euh kooh'/, n.
the arapaima.
[1830-40; < Pg < Tupi pirá-rucú lit., red fish]

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pirarucu /pē-rä-roo-kooˈ/
noun
The arapaima
ORIGIN: Port, from Tupí pira fish, and urucú red

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