barracuda









barracuda


noun, plural (especially collectively) bar·ra·cu·da, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bar·ra·cu·das for 1; bar·ra·cu·das for 2.

  1. any of several elongated, predaceous, tropical and subtropical marine fishes of the genus Sphyraena, certain species of which are used for food.
  2. Slang. a treacherous, greedy person.

noun plural -da or -das

  1. any predatory marine teleost fish of the mostly tropical family Sphyraenidae, esp Sphyraena barracuda . They have an elongated body, strong teeth, and a protruding lower jaw
n.

1670s, from American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Carib word.

53 queries 0.397