barramunda

[bar-uh-muhn-duh]

noun, plural bar·ra·mun·das, (especially collectively) bar·ra·mun·da.

a lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, of the rivers of Australia.

Origin of barramunda

First recorded in 1870–75; of uncertain origin

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Historical Examples of barramunda

It is closely related to the Barramunda of the Queensland rivers belonging to the order Dipnoi.
The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology
J. E. Marr
In 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
The 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 Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for barramunda

barramunda

noun plural -das or -da

the edible Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, having paddle-like fins and a long body covered with large scales

Word Origin for barramunda

from a native Australian language

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