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Definition of Barramundi
1. Noun. A species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats.
Group relationships: Genus Lates, Lates
Generic synonyms: Fish Species
Definition of Barramundi
1. n. A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the genus Ceratodus.
Definition of Barramundi
1. Noun. A species of diadromous fish, of the ''Centropomidae'' family, order ''Perciformes''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barramundi
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barramundi
Literary usage of Barramundi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"At least two other fishes in Queensland, viz.: the Giant Perch and the Lung-fish,
are also known in parts by the name of barramundi, but it is to the ..."
2. Guide to Queensland by Charles Schaefer Rutlidge (1899)
"barramundi (several different fishes are called barramundi), Bony Bream (a
herring), Bonito, Butterfly Gurnard, Bream, Black Trevally, Bat Fish, Black Fish. ..."
3. Daytrips Eastern Australia: 60 One Day Adventures by Car, Rail Or Bus by James Postell (2004)
"The informal atmosphere and reasonable prices will allow you to try crocodile,
emu, and barramundi along with less exotic foods. ..."
4. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"barramundi of the aborigines of the Dawson River." 1892. Baldwin Spencer, 'Proceedings
of the Royal Society of Victoria,' vol. iv. ..."
5. Town Geology by Charles Kingsley (1873)
"THE SLATES ON THE ROOF. the African lakes and Western rivers; the Ceratodus or
barramundi of Queensland (the two latter of which approach Amphibians), ..."
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