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单词 pirarucú
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Definition of pirarucú in English:

pirarucú

(also pirarucu, piraracú)
noun ˌpɪrəruːˈkuːpɪˌrɑːrəˈkuː
  • The arapaima, a very large food fish of the Amazon basin, Arapaima gigas (family Osteoglossidae) that is one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Schomburgk (1804–1865), surveyor and traveller. From Portuguese pirarucu from Tupi pirauru'ku from pi'ra fish + uru'ku red tincture, red paint, so called on account of the red colour of the border of its scales.

Definition of pirarucú in US English:

pirarucú

(also pirarucu, piraracú)
noun
  • The arapaima, a very large food fish of the Amazon basin, Arapaima gigas (family Osteoglossidae) that is one of the largest freshwater fishes in the world.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Schomburgk (1804–1865), surveyor and traveller. From Portuguese pirarucu from Tupi pirauru'ku from pi'ra fish + uru'ku red tincture, red paint, so called on account of the red colour of the border of its scales.

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