barracuda
[ bar-uh-koo-duh ]
/ ˌbær əˈku də /
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.
any of several elongated, predaceous, tropical and subtropical marine fishes of the genus Sphyraena, certain species of which are used for food.
Slang.
a treacherous, greedy person.
Origin of barracuda
1670–80; < American Spanish < ?
Words nearby barracuda
barracks,
barracks bag,
barracks lawyer,
barracoon,
barracouta,
barracuda,
barracudina,
barrage,
barrage balloon,
barramunda,
barramundi
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British Dictionary definitions for barracuda
barracuda
/ (ˌbærəˈkjuːdə) /
noun plural -da or -das
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
Word Origin for barracuda
C17: from American Spanish, of unknown origin