barramundi

American  

[bar-uh-muhn-dee] / ˌbær əˈmʌn di /

Sometimes barramunda

noun

plural

barramundis, barramundies,

plural

barramundi

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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Etymology

Origin of barramundi

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 2, 2023

I’d like barramundi fish with a green — kind of like chimichurri — sauce they make that’s all herbs that are pureed with olive oil.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

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

At this camp some capital barramundi and perch were caught, one of the former weighing no less than 14 pounds.

From Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland by Byerley, Frederick, J.