bar·ra·mun·da (b r  -m n d) also bar·ra·mun·di (-d )n. pl. barramunda or bar·ra·mun·das also barramundi or bar·ra·mun·dis Any of several Australian food fishes, such as the lungfish. Also called ceratodus. [Probably of Aboriginal origin.] |
barramundi [ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ]
n pl -dis, -dies, -di
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland
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| Noun | 1. | barramundi - a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats genus Lates, Lates - a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water fish species - a species of fish |
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