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barramundi.

A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.

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noun/ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/
  1. A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.

  2. Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.

    Australia
  3. The fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish.

    Australia · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed.

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