barracouta
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of barracouta
C17: variant of barracuda
Example Sentences
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"When Little Sword saw those long feelers dragging the barracouta down," went on Uncle Andy, after relighting his pipe, "he darted forward like a blue flame and jabbed his sword right through the nearest one."
From Children of the Wild by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
"Not too fast for a barracouta," said Tom; so we put out lines and watched the stretched strings, and listened to the sea.
From Pieces of Eight by Le Gallienne, Richard
The Maories have quite an original way of catching barracouta.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.
There are many other sorts of fish, including the tamure, or snapper, the manga, or barracouta, the mango, or dog-fish, of which the natives catch large quantities, and the hapuka.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
"He remembered how the barracouta had saved him!"
From Children of the Wild by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
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