Examples of barramundi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The state has allowed Norwegian salmon to be raised in Homestead and Australian barramundi, a freshwater fish similar to snook, to be raised in open ponds in Osceola County. — Ed Killer, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2021 Pearl meat and wild barramundi are among super-fresh seafood on offer; and the restaurant's iconic Peking Duck highlights on a menu that is both traditional and inventive. — Keira Alexander, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021 One recent week of menus included Cajun chicken with Dijonnaise, Moroccan shrimp bisque, pork chops with tzatziki, creamy French onion meatballs, and barramundi with creamy kale, among others. — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 17 Aug. 2020 His indoor fish farm in Australia supplies restaurants with plate-size barramundi grown to 1.8 pounds. — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 14 June 2020 That means rosé and barramundi sliders at legendary chef Matt Moran’s three-level Barangaroo House. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018 Festivalgoers can discover the bush cuisine that the aboriginal people have eaten for more than 65,000 years — there’s emu, chorizo, barramundi, magpie goose and more. — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018 Animals found on Ubirr's walls include barramundi (Asian sea bass), catfish, mullet, goannas (Australian monitor lizard), long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums and wallabies. — Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017 Animals found on Ubirr's walls include barramundi (Asian sea bass), catfish, mullet, goannas (Australian monitor lizard), long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums and wallabies. — Smithsonian, 7 Apr. 2017

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History and Etymology for barramundi

perhaps borrowed from an indigenous language of inland central Queensland, Australia

Note: According to R. M. W. Dixon, et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2006), "Said to be from a language spoken around the Dawson and Fitzroy Rivers, central Queensland; however, it has not been possible to confirm this from data available on languages of this region" (p. 90).

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