LATES

Lates, genus Lates

(noun) a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


La"tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass


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