saratoga

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
  2. noun a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated

Etymology

Origin unknown. Perhaps a mispronunciation of New Latin Ceratodus (“an extinct genus of lungfish”), which is from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

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Synonyms

Australian arowana, Dawson River salmon, spotted barramundi, spotted bonytongue, Scleropages leichardti

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