barramundi
/ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ/noun
(复同单, 或barramundis)
1- any of a number of large, chiefly freshwater fishes of Australia and SE Asia巴拉蒙达鱼, 澳洲肺鱼。
1.1
- a fish that migrates between the sea and rivers and is valued as a food fish ( Lates calcarifer, family Centropomidae).尖吻鲈(拉丁名 Lates calcarifer,婢鲈科)。
1.2
- a mouthbrooder (genus Scleropages, family Osteoglossidae), in particular S. Leichardti.巩鱼(巩鱼属, 骨舌鱼科), 尤指巩鱼。
词源
late 19th cent.: probably from an Aboriginal language of Queensland.