arowana
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin, specific epithet of Osteoglossum arowana (now Osteoglossu bicirrhosum), borrowed from Guyanese Kari'na arawana (“the fish Osteoglossum bicirrhosum”; or a like form in Macushi), borrowed, probably via Nheengatu, from Old Tupi aruaná.[1]
Noun[edit]
arowana (plural arowanas)
- A freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae.
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References[edit]
arowana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “arowana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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- ^ “arowana”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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- English terms borrowed from New Latin
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Kari'na
- English terms derived from Macushi
- English terms derived from Nheengatu
- English terms derived from Old Tupi
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- American English
- en:Osteoglossomorph fish