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barracouata |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barracuda \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}).
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