Definitions for ladyfishˈleɪ diˌfɪʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•dy•fishˈleɪ diˌfɪʃ(n.)(pl.)-fish; -fish•es.

  1. Category: Ichthyology

    Ref: bonefish.

Origin of ladyfish:

1705–15

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ladyfish, tenpounder, Elops saurus(noun)

    game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

Wiktionary

  1. ladyfish(Noun)

    A coastal dwelling fish in the genus Elops, found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ladyfish(noun)

    a large, handsome oceanic fish (Albula vulpes), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonefish, grubber, French mullet, and macabe

  2. Ladyfish(noun)

    a labroid fish (Harpe rufa) of Florida and the West Indies


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