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barracudina

Definition of barracudina

noun

  • a slender-bodied predatory fish with a long head, found in open oceans.
    • Family Paralepididae: numerous species, including Paralepis atlantica

Origin:

from American Spanish, diminutive of barracuda (see barracuda), which it resembles

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