barracuda

noun
bar*ra*cu*da \ ˌber-ə-ˈkü-də \ ˌba-rə- \
1678{ds||1||}
  • any of a genus (Sphyraena of the family Sphyraenidae) of elongate predaceous often large bony fishes of warm seas that includes food and sport fishes as well as some forms frequently causing ciguatera poisoning
  • one that uses aggressive, selfish, and sometimes unethical methods to obtain a goal especially in business

barracouta

noun
bar*ra*cou*ta \ ˌber-ə-ˈkü-tə \ ˌba-rə- \
1770
  • a large elongate marine bony fish (Thyrsites atun of the family Gempylidae) used for food and caught commercially in the waters off New Zealand and southern Australia
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