About The Word Barracuda
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Barracuda
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What's The Definition Of Barracuda?
[n] any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth
Synonyms | Synonyms for Barracuda: Related Terms | Find terms related to Barracuda: See Also | acanthopterygian | great barracuda | Sphyraena barracuda | spiny-finned fish Barracuda In Webster's Dictionary \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouata \Bar`ra*cou"ata\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A voracious pikelike, marine fish, of the genus
{Sphyr[ae]na}, sometimes used as food.
Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na
spet} (or {S. vulgaris}); a southern species is {S.
picuda}; the Californian is {S. argentea}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia
and New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}).
\Bar`ra*cu"da\, n. [Native name.] Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[ae]na} and family {Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]}. The great barracuda ({S. barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. {S. Argentea} of the Pacific coast and {S. sphyr[ae]na} of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food. |
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