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pique (2)
piqué
piquet
piracy
Piraeus
piragua
piraña
piranha
pirarucu
pirate
piripiri
pirog
pirogue
piroshki
pirouette
pirozhki
pis aller
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pirarucu

pi·ra·ru·cu [ pi rrə k ] (plural pi·ra·ru·cus or pi·ra·ru·cu)


noun 
Definition:
 
large freshwater fish: a fish that lives in the Amazon River and is the largest known freshwater fish, up to 4.5 m (15 ft) long. Latin name Arapaima gigas.

[Mid-19th century. Via Portuguese< Tupi, "red fish"]
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