arowana

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.
1. (US) Scleropages formosus (Asian bonytongue)

Alternative forms edit

arahuana, arawana, aruana

Hypernyms edit

bonytongue

Derived terms edit

African arowana (Heterotis niloticus)

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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