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barramundi

/ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/

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

Noun

barramundi (plural barramundis)

  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. (Australia) Either of two fish, Scleropages leichardti and S. jardinii, of the family Osteoglossidae.
  3. (Australia, obsolete) The fish Neoceratodus forsteri of the family Neoceratodontidae; the Australian lungfish.

barramundi meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

barramundi in Tamil

species of diadromous fish
கொடுவா மீன் koṭuvā mīṉ

barramundi in Marathi

species of diadromous fish
भेटकी bheṭkī

barramundi in Bengali

species of diadromous fish
দেশি ভেটকি deśi bheṭki

barramundi in Telugu

species of diadromous fish
పండుగప్ప paṇḍugappa
More languagesFewer languages
barramundi in Malayalam
നരിമീൻ narimīṉ, കാളാഞ്ചി kāḷāñci
barramundi in Odia
ଭେକଟା bhekaṭā
barramundi in Malay
ikan siakap
barramundi in Indonesian
kakap putih
barramundi in Thai
ปลากะพงขาว bplaa gà pong kăao
barramundi in Vietnamese
cá chẽm, cá vược
barramundi in Myanmar
ကကတစ် ka.ka.tac

Synonyms of barramundi

  • Asian sea bass
  • barra
  • For other English common names see barramundi at Fishbase
  • begti

Forms of barramundi

pluralbarramundis

Origin of barramundi

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

Questions about barramundi

What does barramundi mean?
Barramundi means a diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.
What is barramundi in Tamil?
Barramundi in Tamil is கொடுவா மீன் (koṭuvā mīṉ). See Barramundi meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barramundi?
Barramundi is a noun.
How do you pronounce barramundi?
Barramundi is pronounced /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/.
What is the plural of barramundi?
The plural of barramundi is barramundis.

Words near barramundi in the dictionary

  1. barraging
  2. barragon
  3. barragons
  4. barramunda
  5. barramundas
  6. barramundi
  7. barramundis
  8. Barramunga
  9. barranca
  10. barrancas
  11. barranco

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barramundi (page history and authors); ଭେକଟା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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