/bar'euh kooh"deuh/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) barracuda , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) barracudas for 1; barracudas for 2.
1. any of several elongated, predaceous, tropical and subtropical marine fishes of the genus Sphyraena, certain species of which are used for food.
2. Slang. a treacherous, greedy person.
[ 1670-80; ]