Meaning Of The Word Arapaima

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arapaima in American English
a very long, edible, large-scaled bony fish (Arapaima gigas) of the rivers of the Amazon region, sometimes reaching a weight of c. 180 kg (c. 400 lb)
noun: a large freshwater fish, Arapaima gigas, of Brazil and Guiana, reputed to reach a length of 15 ft. (4.5 m) and a weight of 500 lb. (225 kg)

arapaima in British English
noun: a very large primitive freshwater teleost fish, Arapaima gigas, that occurs in tropical South America and can attain a length of 4.5 m (15 ft) and a weight of 200 kg (440 lbs): family Osteoglossidae

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