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Meaning of BARRAMUNDI

Pronunciation:  `baru'mundee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins
 
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 Synonyms: barramunda, Neoceratodus forsteri
 
 See Also: genus Neoceratodus, lungfish, Neoceratodus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bar`ra*mun"di\, n. [Written also {barramunda}.]
[Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the
    genus Ceratodus.
(b) An Australian river fish ({Osteoglossum Leichhardtii}).
 

 

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