barramunda
[bar-uh-muhn-duh]
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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.
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
barramunda
noun plural -das or -da
Word Origin for barramunda
from a native Australian language
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