Barramundi

//ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.
  2. 2
    Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae. Australia
  3. 3
    The fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish. Australia, obsolete

Synonyms

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asian sea bassaustralian lungfishbarrabegticockupcockup

Etymology

Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed.

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