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BONEFISH
bonefish, Albula vulpes
(noun) slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bonefish (plural bonefish or bonefishes)
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
Synonyms
• (Albulidae): grey ghost, ladyfish, grubber, macabé
Anagrams
• fishbone
Source: Wiktionary
Bone"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Ladyfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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