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a chrome torpedo with teeth, hunting on looks alone and striking faster than you blink.
means A long, sleek, predatory saltwater fish known for its speed and fearsome teeth — and, by extension, a ruthlessly aggressive person who attacks fast and takes what they want.
from From Spanish 'barracuda,' which English borrowed in the 17th century. Beyond Spanish the trail goes cold — the word is likely picked up from a Caribbean or American indigenous language by Spanish sailors, but the original source is uncertain. The figurative sense, a person as ruthless as the fish, swam into English much later.
- top speed
- bursts up to 35 mph in water
- the teeth
- two sets, fanglike, fit together like scissors
- deadly meal
- can carry ciguatera poison from eating reef fish
- curiosity problem
- drawn to shiny objects, including divers' jewelry
- lone hunter
- adults usually stalk prey solo, not in schools
great barracuda — sphyraena barracuda, found in atlantic and pacific oceans, can reach 6.5 feet and attack humans
barracuda reef shark encounter — great barracuda alley, belize, known for aggressive territorial behavior toward divers
barracuda attack cozumel 2010 — tourist severely injured by great barracuda off cozumel, mexico coast