English Explanatory Dictionary

bonefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
  2. Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
  3. A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
  4. A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

Word forms

bonefish bonefishes

Etymology

From bone + fish.

Related words

bony fish fishbone

Translations

Bulgarian: бонфиш Catalan: peix os Dutch: gratenvis Finnish: naiskala German: Grätenfisch Italian: albula Korean: 여을멸 Malayalam: എലി മീൻ Tamil: எலும்பு மீன்
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