BARRACUDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barracuda mean? 

• BARRACUDA (noun)
  The noun BARRACUDA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BARRACUDA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARRACUDA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("barracuda" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barracuda"):

great barracuda; Sphyraena barracuda (large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers)