arapaima

Noun

Meaning

A large fresh-water food fish of South America.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

catfish pintado bichir clown knifefish pacu pirarucu capitaine electric eel discus fish Osteoglossiformes black ghost knifefish clarias gariepinus barbue cachara dourado
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Hypernyms

fish

Phrases with the word

Agassiz's arapaima Arapaima agassizii Mapa arapaima Arapaima mapae slender arapaima Arapaima leptosoma

Examples

Arapaima — a 10-foot-long South American fish that breathes air — have disappeared from much of the Amazon River basin because of overharvesting. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Arapaho Arapahoe Arapahoe County Arapaima agassizii Arapaima leptosoma Arapaima mapae