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词汇 barramundi
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Definition of barramundi in English:

barramundi

nounPlural barramundis ˌbarəˈmʌndiˌbɛrəˈməndi
  • Any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and SE Asia.

    巴拉蒙达鱼,澳洲肺鱼

    a mouthbrooder (genus Scleropages, family Osteoglossidae), in particular S. leichardti.

    a fish that migrates between the sea and rivers and is valued as a food fish (Lates calcarifer, family Centropomidae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They recorded 40 types of fish, like rainbow fish, barramundi, and spangled perch.
    • But you won't see a traditional U.S.-style bass boat stalking Australia's celebrated barramundi.
    • Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
    • Barramundi caught in the wild and from saltwater farms have flooded the market, pushing down the price for freshwater barramundi by more than 20 per cent.
    • My country is on the eastern side of Melville Island where people today hunt for magpie goose and go fishing for freshwater barramundi.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.

Rhymes

bassi profundi, Lundy, undy

Definition of barramundi in US English:

barramundi

nounˌberəˈməndēˌbɛrəˈməndi
  • Any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and Southeast Asia.

    巴拉蒙达鱼,澳洲肺鱼

    a fish that migrates between the sea and rivers and is valued as a food fish (Lates calcarifer, family Centropomidae)

    a mouthbrooder (genus Scleropages, family Osteoglossidae), in particular S. leichardti, which is popular with fly fishermen

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Barramundi caught in the wild and from saltwater farms have flooded the market, pushing down the price for freshwater barramundi by more than 20 per cent.
    • Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
    • They recorded 40 types of fish, like rainbow fish, barramundi, and spangled perch.
    • My country is on the eastern side of Melville Island where people today hunt for magpie goose and go fishing for freshwater barramundi.
    • But you won't see a traditional U.S.-style bass boat stalking Australia's celebrated barramundi.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.

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