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barracuda

(bar′ə ko̵̅o̅′də, ber′-)

any of a family (Sphyraenidae) of fierce, pikelike percoid fishes of tropical seas: some species are edible

Origin: AmSp, prob. < native WInd name

See barracuda in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. barracuda barracuda or bar·ra·cu·das

Any of various fierce, mostly tropical marine fishes of the genus Sphyraena that resemble pike, have a projecting lower jaw with fanglike teeth, and include some edible species.

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Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Spanish dialectal barraco, overlapping tooth

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