barracouta
noun/ˌbærəˈkuːtə/
/ˌbærəˈkuːtə/
(plural barracouta)
(especially Australian English)- a long thin fish found in the southern oceans, used for foodTopics Fish and shellfishc2 compare barracuda, snoekWord Originmid 19th cent.: alteration of barracuda.
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