barracuda
/ˌbarəˈkuːdə
/noun (plural same or barracudas)
A large predatory tropical marine fish with a slender body and large jaws and teeth.
- Family Sphyraenidae and genus Sphyraena: several species, in particular S. barracuda.
- It has been observed that great barracudas herd schools of fish into shallow water and guard them.
- It is here that divers may encounter anything from schooling batfish, barracudas to a sailfish, or even the whale shark.
Origin
Late 17th century: of unknown origin.