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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