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Definition of Barramunda
1. Noun. Any of several Australian fish of the genus ''Ceratodus''; the lungfish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barramunda
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barramunda
Literary usage of Barramunda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"The fish in question has been named the Ceratodus fosteri, and it is known locally
as the " barramunda." It is said to attain a length of about six ..."
2. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and edited by [Anonymus AC02893924] (1872)
"I think it much more probable that the barramunda rises now and then to the surface
... As the barramunda has perfectly developed gills, besides the lung, ..."
3. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"According to Dr. Günther, "the barramunda is said to be in the habit of going on
land, ... As the barramunda has perfectly developed gills besides the lung, ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1888)
"On further examination, however, the despised barramunda proved to be a ...
To fit it for this strange amphibious fe, the barramunda has both lungs and ..."
5. The Northern Tribes of Central Australia by Sir Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen (1904)
"... big kangaroo, crane, wallaby, little fish-hawk, dingo, barramunda, rain, ...
barramunda, a fresh-water fish called Wurr-wurr, and three saltwater fishes ..."
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