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SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphyraena barracuda mean?
• SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA (noun)
The noun SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA has 1 sense:
1. large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
Familiarity information: SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
great barracuda; Sphyraena barracuda
Hypernyms ("Sphyraena barracuda" is a kind of...):
barracuda (any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth)
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