SINCE 1828
barracouta
noun
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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