ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Barramundi

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Barramundi is a noun meaning (Australia) Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.

Meaning

(Australia) Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.

More Meanings

  1. (Australia, obsolete) The fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish.
  2. A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.

Word Forms

Synonyms for barramundi

Depending on context, synonyms include barra, begti.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lates, barra, barracudina, begti, barramunda, barracuda.

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