Etymology

arapaima

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Today it means: Any large, bonytongue fish in the genus Arapaima, native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. Full definition →

taxonomic name Arapaima ← Kari'na warapaimo
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  1. Kari'na · derived fromwarapaimo
  2. taxonomic name · borrowed fromArapaima
  3. English todayarapaima

Borrowed from taxonomic name Arapaima, from Kari'na warapaimo.

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