barracouta

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noun

A snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish.

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Meanings

nounbarracouta (plural barracoutas)

plural barracoutas

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandA snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa

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snoek
Broader
food fish
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snoek

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Doublet of barracuda

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Translations

Afrikaans snoek
  • snoeka fish species
Māori mangā
  • mangāa fish species
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APA

barracouta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barracouta

MLA

“barracouta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barracouta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barracouta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barracouta.

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