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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BARRACOUTA

Variant of barracuda.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BARRACOUTA

barracouta  [ˌbærəˈkuːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARRACOUTA

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Barracouta is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BARRACOUTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thyrsites

Thyrsites atun, the snoek, is a long, thin, species of snake mackerel found in the seas of the Southern Hemisphere. This fish can reach a length of 200 centimetres SL though most do not exceed 75 centimetres SL. The maximum recorded weight for this species is 6 kilograms. It is very important to commercial fisheries and is also a popular game fish. It is currently the only known member of its genus. It is also known in Australasia as barracouta though it is not related to the barracuda. It is found near continental shelves or around islands and feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods and small fish like anchovy and pilchard. This species will form schools near the bottom or midwater; sometimes even near the surface at night. It prefers sea water temperature between 13 and 18 °C. It is found off the coast of Namibia and the coast of the Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. It was originally called the "zee snoek" by Dutch colonists who arrived in the Cape in 1652. It is said to have reminded them of the freshwater pike they found at home in the Netherlands.

Definition of barracouta in the English dictionary

The definition of barracouta in the dictionary is a large predatory Pacific fish, Thyrsites atun, with a protruding lower jaw and strong teeth: family Gempylidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARRACOUTA


Abeokuta
ˌæbɪəʊˈkuːtə
accouter
əˈkuːtə
accoutre
əˈkuːtə
commuter
kəˈmjuːtə
computer
kəmˈpjuːtə
cooter
ˈkuːtə
couta
ˈkuːtə
couter
ˈkuːtə
cuiter
ˈkuːtə
foutre
ˈfuːtə
neuter
ˈnjuːtə
pewter
ˈpjuːtə
prosecutor
ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːtə
recruiter
rɪˈkruːtə
scooter
ˈskuːtə
shooter
ˈʃuːtə
tutor
ˈtjuːtə
uta
ˈjuːtə
valuta
vəˈluːtə
veduta
vɛˈduːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARRACOUTA

barracan
barrace
barrack
barrack life
barrack room
barrack square
barrack-room
barrack-room lawyer
barracker
barracking
barracks
barracks bag
barracoon
barracuda
barrage
barrage balloon
barramunda
barramundi
barranca
barranco

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARRACOUTA

agouta
battuta
Ceuta
Cicuta
flauta
ibn-Batuta
kuta
likuta
makuta
Omuta
outa
ribattuta
scuta
sputa

Synonyms and antonyms of barracouta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barracouta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARRACOUTA

Find out the translation of barracouta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of barracouta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barracouta» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

barracouta
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barracouta
570 millions of speakers

English

barracouta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

barracouta
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

barracouta
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

barracouta
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Barracouta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

barracouta
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barracouta
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barracouta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Barracouta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バラクータ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

barracouta
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Barracouta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

barracouta
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

barracouta
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाराकॉटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

barracouta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Barracouta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

barracouta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

barracouta
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barracouta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

barracouta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

BARRACOUTA
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

barracouta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

barracouta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barracouta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARRACOUTA»

The term «barracouta» is normally little used and occupies the 135.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BARRACOUTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «barracouta» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «barracouta» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barracouta

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARRACOUTA»

Discover the use of barracouta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barracouta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Australian Fish Guide
BARRACOUTA Scientific name Thyrsites atun. Also known as 'Couta, pickhandle , axehandle, occasionally by its South African name snoek. Range Found from Shark Bay in Western Australia around the entire southern part of the country to ...
Francis Bernard Prokop, Trevor Hawkins, Geoff Wilson, 2006
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The Complete Mathematical and General Navigation Tables: ...
nDeg.i fclütb« h. m 21.1 19.0 4.15 5.0 20.7 5.0 19.3 I 5.0 19.0 5.0 19.8 21.4 20.6; 21.7 21.0 22.0 4.30 22.0 22.0 23.8 22.0 23.0 Barracouta. Esk. Barracouta. Esk. Barracouta. Barracouta in 1826. There is no distincte. Barracouta. Pheasant.
Thomas Kerigan, 1838
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Maritime Adaptations of the Pacific
No barracouta lure hook points were recovered from any of the sites; however, there is one possible blank from CI/1 (Figure 5: 17). SANDHILL POINT Results from the excavations of four sites are considered below. Unlike the other Fiordland ...
Richard W. Casteel, Jean-Claude Passeron, 1975
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Narrative of a voyage of discovery to Africa and Arabia: ...
performed in his Majestyŝ ships Leven and Barracouta from 1821 to 1826 under the command of Capt. F. W. Owen Thomas Boteler. 478 LEVEN'S OFFICERS. OFFICERS WHO JOINED SINCE LEAVING ENGLAND. 27, BARRACOUTA'S ...
Thomas Boteler, 1835
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The Naturalist in Australia
The most approved method of capturing the Barracouta on the Tasmanian Coast is by means of the “Maorie jig,” so-called since it is supposed to have been first employed by the natives of New Zealand. This fishing apparatus consists simply  ...
William Saville-Kent, 2014
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Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa: Arabia ...
Arabia and Madagascar Performed in H.M. Ships Leven and Barracouta Under the Direction of W. F. W. Owen by Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty W. F. W. Owen. 160 CHANGE OF OFFICERS. many savages, who gratify ...
W. F. W. Owen, 1833
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Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, ...
performed in H. M. ships Leven and Barracouta W. F. W. Owen. 160 CHANGE or OFFICERS. many savages, who gratify the wants of the pre_ sent moment by the sacrifice of every other consideration. The Delagoans worked well, were ...
W. F. W. Owen, 1833
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The First Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-1856
Islands, and took Sybille, Spartan and Barracouta into the shoals to have another hunt for the passage to the Amur. A rendezvous was set for Aian. Elliot's ships, having the advantage of the earlier explorations by Barracouta, were able to ...
John D. Grainger, 2008
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New Arabian Studies
Boteler initially was second lieutenant on Leven, but after the death of Captain Cutfield of the Barracouta during the survey of Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, was transferred to the Barracouta as first lieutenant. Owen's book, badly edited by ...
R. L. Bidwell, G. Rex Smith, J. R. Smart, 1994
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Ships of the Royal Navy
BARRACOUTA Sloop 14, 197bm, 75 × 26ft. Ex-cutter purch 6.1782. Sold 19.1. 1792. BARRACOUTA Schooner 4, 781bm, 56 × 18ft. Bermuda 1804. Wrecked 2.10.1805 on the coast of Cuba. BARRACOUTA Brig-sloop, 'Cruizer' class, 385bm.
J. J. Colledge, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARRACOUTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barracouta is used in the context of the following news items.
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Golden perch still biting in lake Burley Griffin
At Eden hordes of small barracouta joined the tailor in destroying terminal tackle. Boaters encountered them everywhere they fished and they ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
2
Do Dorado: Boning up on the fish that we should be putting on our …
Outside the few short months of the Cape snoek run, most of our "snoek" are imported from New Zealand, where they are known as barracouta. «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
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Kaikoura Coast Deep Sea Fishing, Surfcasting, Boat Launching and …
There are always schools of kahawai and barracouta chasing silver sprats and other baitfish. You can always find birds working over schools of ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Jun 15»
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Motunau Beach offers good diving and boat fishing
The catch consists of three good sized blue cod and one of those pesty barracouta! Motunau offers Canterbury boat anglers the best chance of ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Jun 15»
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Picton Jetty Fishing – In the Marlborough Sounds
We hadn't been fishing long when my mate had a big barracouta swimming around on the surface in the clear water. It was taking his line up ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, May 15»
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Black Rock, Taylors Mistake, Banks Peninsula
Also had live-baits hit here by barracouta on at least five occasions when targeting kingfish. Which although very annoying at the time looking ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
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Trumpeter – Latris lineata
Just about any fresh bait will take trumpeter including: yellow-eyed mullet, barracouta, squid, tarakihi, sea perch, and so on. Nowadays almost ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
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Surfcasting Birdlings Flat and Kaitorete Spit
Bigger sharks like sevengillers are more likely to be around over summer when large schools or kahawai and barracouta are present chasing ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
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Kaikoura Coast Surfcasting
If you want to try something a bit different you can catch barracouta on heavy spin fishing gear off the rocks near Goose Bay. Use 30cm of light ... «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»
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Surfcasting and land-based fishing near Christchurch City
... Elephant fish, Kingfish, Barracouta, Thresher shark, blue shark. I only know of one Kingfish caught this year. Thanks to Zac for the update. «Southern Fishing & Boating, Apr 15»

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