barramundi

bar·ra·mun·di

noun, pl \ˌber-ə-ˈmən-dē, ˌba-rə-\

bar·ra·mun·di also bar·ra·mun·dis

Definition of BARRAMUNDI

: a catadromous bony fish (Lates calcarifer of the family Centropomidae) with a greenish-bronze back and silvery sides that is found from the Persian Gulf to southern China and Australia and is valued as a sport and food fish

Origin of BARRAMUNDI

probably from an Australian aboriginal language of Queensland

First Known Use: 1864

Rhymes with BARRAMUNDI

jaguarundi, Mrs. Grundy, salmagundi