sphyræna

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• sphyr — sphyr·i·on; sphyr·na; sphyr·ni·dae; …   English syllables

• sphyr — o (G). A hammer, mallet; the ankle …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• sphyrænoid — …   Useful english dictionary

• sphyrion — sphyr·i·on …   English syllables

• sphyrna — sphyr·na …   English syllables

• sphyrnidae — sphyr·ni·dae …   English syllables

• Barracouta — Barracuda Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Barracuda — Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sphyraena Argentea — Barracuda Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sphyraena argentea — Barracuda Bar ra*cu da, Barracouta Bar ra*cou ta,, n. [Native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English