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barramunda

British

/ ˌbærəˈmʌndə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of barramunda

from a native Australian language

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To fit it for this strange amphibious life, the barramunda has both lungs and gills; it can breathe either air or water at will, or, if it chooses, the two together.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

On further examination, however, the despised barramunda proved to be a connecting link of primary rank between the oldest surviving group of fishes and the lowest air-breathing animals like the frogs and salamanders.

From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant

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