1670s, from American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Carib word.

A pike:like sea fish with long pointed jaws filled with razor:sharp teeth. It is a firm:textured fish with moderate fat content. The type most commonly found in the U.S. is the Pacific barracuda (also [..]

This Jamaican fish which usually ranges from 4 to 8 pounds is not a favorite Jamaican food recipe. It's a firm-textured fish with a moderate fat content and is best grilled or broiled. The great barracuda, whose flesh is often toxic, can weigh over 100 pounds and can exceed 6 feet in length, this is not eaten and rarely found in Jamaican water [..]

Barracuda. Huh. Common in the area and delicious, but rarely appears on menus.

(n) any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth

Any large marine fish of the genusthat have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. (figuratively) An unethically predatory [..]