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bar·ra·cou·ta | \ ˌber-ə-ˈkü-tə 
, ˌba-rə- \
, ˌba-rə- \Definition of barracouta
: a large elongate marine bony fish (Thyrsites atun of the family Gempylidae) used for food and caught commercially in the waters off New Zealand and southern Australia
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The first known use of barracouta was in 1770
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