Definition of barramundi in English:
barramundi
nounPlural barramundis ˌbarəˈmʌndiˌbɛrəˈməndi
Any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and SE Asia.
a mouthbrooder (genus Scleropages, family Osteoglossidae), in particular S. leichardti.
a fish that migrates between the sea and rivers and is valued as a food fish (Lates calcarifer, family Centropomidae).
Example sentencesExamples
- They recorded 40 types of fish, like rainbow fish, barramundi, and spangled perch.
- But you won't see a traditional U.S.-style bass boat stalking Australia's celebrated barramundi.
- Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
- Barramundi caught in the wild and from saltwater farms have flooded the market, pushing down the price for freshwater barramundi by more than 20 per cent.
- My country is on the eastern side of Melville Island where people today hunt for magpie goose and go fishing for freshwater barramundi.
Origin
Late 19th century: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.
Rhymes
bassi profundi, Lundy, undy
Definition of barramundi in US English:
barramundi
nounˌberəˈməndēˌbɛrəˈməndi
Any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and Southeast Asia.
a fish that migrates between the sea and rivers and is valued as a food fish (Lates calcarifer, family Centropomidae)
a mouthbrooder (genus Scleropages, family Osteoglossidae), in particular S. leichardti, which is popular with fly fishermen
Example sentencesExamples
- Barramundi caught in the wild and from saltwater farms have flooded the market, pushing down the price for freshwater barramundi by more than 20 per cent.
- Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
- They recorded 40 types of fish, like rainbow fish, barramundi, and spangled perch.
- My country is on the eastern side of Melville Island where people today hunt for magpie goose and go fishing for freshwater barramundi.
- But you won't see a traditional U.S.-style bass boat stalking Australia's celebrated barramundi.
Origin
Late 19th century: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.