'Thyrsites atun' definitions:

Definition of 'Thyrsites atun'

From: GCIDE
  • Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouta \Bar`ra*cou"ta\,, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyr[ae]na and family Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]. The great barracuda ({Sphyr[ae]na barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyr[ae]na Argentea of the Pacific coast and Sphyr[ae]na sphyr[ae]na of Europe are smaller species, and are used as food. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na spet} (or Sphyr[ae]na vulgaris); a southern species is Sphyr[ae]na picuda; the Californian is Sphyr[ae]na argentea. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and New Zealand (Thyrsites atun). [1913 Webster]