barramunda
/ (ˌbærəˈmʌndə) /
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noun plural -das or -da
the edible Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, having paddle-like fins and a long body covered with large scales
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Word Origin for barramunda
from a native Australian language
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How to use barramunda in a sentence
It is closely related to the Barramunda of the Queensland rivers belonging to the order Dipnoi.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology|J. E. MarrThe Barramunda, in fact, can breathe by either gills or lung alone or by both simultaneously.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr JordanIn the Barramunda (Neoceratodus) there are both external and internal nares, the former being situated just within the upper lip.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan