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BARRAMUNDI (barramundies)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barramundi mean? 

BARRAMUNDI (noun)
  The noun BARRAMUNDI has 1 sense:

1. a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitatsplay

  Familiarity information: BARRAMUNDI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BARRAMUNDI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Asian seabass; barramundi; giant perch; giant seaperch; Lates calcarifer; white seabass

Hypernyms ("barramundi" is a kind of...):

fish species (a species of fish)

Holonyms ("barramundi" is a member of...):

genus Lates; Lates (a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water)


 Context examples 


Moreover, under elevated CO2 conditions, larval barramundi were attracted to the wrong sounds.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)

In their study, the researchers compared the responses of barramundi larvae in marine tanks with different CO2 levels: those predicted at the turn of the century, against current day CO2 levels.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)

Barramundi or Asian sea bass, an important commercial fish, are born at sea and migrate as juveniles and adults to fresh, protected areas.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)

Research by Ivan Nagelkerken and colleagues at the Environment Institute of the University of Adelaide, in Australia, showed that in high CO2 conditions, barramundi larvae move away from the ocean noises to which they are normally attracted.

(Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans, SciDev.Net)



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