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 arawanã, from Old Tupi aruanã.[1]
Noun
[edit]arowana (plural arowanas)
- A freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae.
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[edit]of the family Osteoglossidae
References
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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
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- American English
- en:Osteoglossomorph fish