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barracouta

barracouta noun: a snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish.

barracouta: a snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish
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Noun

barracouta (plural barracoutas)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish.

Forms of barracouta

pluralbarracoutas

Words formed from barracouta

Phrases with barracouta

Questions about barracouta

What does barracouta mean?
Barracouta means a snoek, any member of the species Thyrsites atun of foodfish.
What part of speech is barracouta?
Barracouta is a noun.
What is the plural of barracouta?
The plural of barracouta is barracoutas.

Words near barracouta in the dictionary

  1. barracoon
  2. barracoons
  3. barracoota
  4. barracootas
  5. Barracos
  6. barracouta
  7. barracouta loaf
  8. barracouta loaves
  9. barracoutas
  10. barracuda
  11. barracudalike

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