barramundi

American  

[bar-uh-muhn-dee] / ˌbær əˈmʌn di /

Sometimes barramunda

noun

• barramundis,
  plural
• barramundies,
  plural
• barramundi
  plural

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

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barramundi British  

/ ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ /

noun

1. any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• barramundi
  plural
• barramundies
  plural
• barramundis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of barramundi

First recorded in 1870–75; from an Aboriginal language of Queensland

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

barramundi barramundies

The menu includes meat pies, sausage rolls and barramundi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

It honestly really frustrates and upsets me because you do all this work and your barramundi is happily substituted.

From Salon ● May 2, 2023

These include a planned barramundi farm in Arizona.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2021

We ate freshly caught barramundi, drank beers and roared along with the stadium crowds.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020

Mangroves still reinforce the muddy banks at intervals, and big barramundi swirl aside to give the boat precedence in the narrow way.

From Tropic Days by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

We’ll have leather jacks, johnny cakes, And fritters in the pan; Or if you’d like some fish I’ll catch you some soon, For we’ll bob for barramundies Round the banks of a lagoon.

From The Old Bush Songs by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson