barramundi

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/ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/

noun

A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.

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Asian sea bassbarraFor other English common names see barramundi at Fishbasebegti
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Meanings

nounbarramundi (plural barramundis)

plural barramundis

  1. A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.
  2. AustraliaEither of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.
  3. AustraliaobsoleteThe fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Asian sea bassbarraFor other English common names see barramundi at Fishbasebegti
Also see
australian lungfishbegticockup

Origin

Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed.

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Translations

Bengali দেশি ভেটকি
  • দেশি ভেটকি (deśi bheṭki)species of diadromous fish
Chinese Mandarin 尖吻鱸 /尖吻鲈, 巴拉曼底魚 /巴拉曼底鱼
  • 尖吻鱸 /尖吻鲈 (jiānwěnlú)species of diadromous fish
  • 巴拉曼底魚 /巴拉曼底鱼 (bālāmàndǐyú)species of diadromous fish
  • 盲鰽 /盲𫚧species of diadromous fish
  • 盲鰽 /盲𫚧 (mángqiú or mángcáo)species of diadromous fish
Finnish barramundi
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
French barramundi
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
German Barramundi
  • Barramundispecies of diadromous fish
Indonesian kakap putih
  • kakap putihspecies of diadromous fish
Italian barramundi
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
Japanese バラマンディ
  • バラマンディ (baramandi)species of diadromous fish
Korean 큰입선농어, 바라문디
  • 큰입선농어 (keunipseonnong'eo)species of diadromous fish
  • 바라문디 (baramundi)species of diadromous fish
Malay ikan siakap
  • ikan siakapspecies of diadromous fish
Polish barramunda, barramundi
  • barramundaspecies of diadromous fish
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
Portuguese perca-gigante, barramundi
  • perca-gigantespecies of diadromous fish
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
Russian барраму́нди
  • барраму́нди (barramúndi)species of diadromous fish
Spanish barramundi
  • barramundispecies of diadromous fish
Tamil கொடுவா மீன்
  • கொடுவா மீன் (koṭuvā mīṉ)species of diadromous fish
Thai ปลากะพงขาว
  • ปลากะพงขาว (bplaa gà pong kăao)species of diadromous fish
Turkish Asya deniz levreği
  • Asya deniz levreğispecies of diadromous fish
Vietnamese cá chẽm, cá vược
  • cá chẽmspecies of diadromous fish
  • cá vượcspecies of diadromous fish
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APA

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Chicago

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