Definition
A very large freshwater fish from South America that can grow up to 10 feet long and must come to the surface to breathe air.
Etymology
From the Tupi language of Brazil, 'arapaima' is the indigenous name for this ancient fish species. The name entered English in the 19th century through naturalists studying Amazonian wildlife. Tupi was the lingua franca of early colonial Brazil.
Kelly Says
The arapaima is a living fossil that's been around for 100 million years, and it's one of the few fish that actually has lungs—it must gulp air at the surface or it will drown, making it one of nature's most unusual fish!
Translations
ARالعربية
أرابايما
arapaima
BNবাংলা
আরাপাইমা
arapaima
CACatalà
arapaima
arapaima
CSČeština
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
DADansk
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
DEDeutsch
Arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
ELΕλληνικά
αραπαίμα
arapaima
ESEspañol
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
FAفارسی
آراپاaima
arapaima
FISuomi
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
FRFrançais
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-mah
HEעברית
אראפאימה
arapaima
HIहिन्दी
अरापामा
arapaima
HUMagyar
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
IDBahasa Indonesia
arapaima
arapaima
ITItaliano
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
KMKM
អារ៉ាប៉ាយម៉ា
arapaima
MSBahasa Melayu
arapaima
arapaima
MYမြန်မာ
အရာပိုင်မာ
arapaima
NLNederlands
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
NONorsk
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
PLPolski
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
PTPortuguês
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
RORomână
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
RUРусский
арапайма
arapaima
SVSvenska
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
SWKiswahili
arapaima
arapaima
TAதமிழ்
அரபாaima
arapaima
TEతెలుగు
అరపాయిమా
arapaima
TRTürkçe
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
UKУкраїнська
арапайма
arapaima
URاردو
آراپاaima
arapaima
VITiếng Việt
arapaima
ah-rah-pah-ee-mah
ZH中文
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