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bar·ra·mun·di

(băr′ə-mŭn′dē)

n. pl. barramundi or bar·ra·mun·dis

A catadromous food and game fish (Lates calcarifer) found from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific. It is an important commercial species in Australia.

[Probably of Aboriginal origin.]

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barramundi

(ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ)

n, pl -dis, -dies or -di

(Animals) any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland

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barramundi - a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

Asian seabass, giant perch, giant seaperch, Lates calcarifer, white seabass

genus Lates, Lates - a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water

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