bar·ra·cu·da /ˌbærəˈkudə/
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 Bar·ra·cu·da Bar·ra·cou·ta n.  Zool. Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyræna and family Sphyrænidæ.  The great barracuda (Sphyræna barracuda) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark.  In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous.  Sphyræna Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyræna sphyræna of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food.
 Note: ☞ That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is Sphyræna spet (or Sphyræna vulgaris); a southern species is Sphyræna picuda; the Californian is Sphyræna argentea.
 2. Zool. A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).

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 barracuda
      n : any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an
          elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with
          projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth