bonefish

English

A bonefish, Albula vulpes

A bonefish, Acanthurus coeruleus

A bonefish, Squalus acanthias

Etymology

bone +‎ fish

Noun

bonefish (plural bonefish or bonefishes)

1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.

   Hyponyms: grey ghost, grubber, ladyfish

   1. Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
2. A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
3. (New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

Related terms

• bony fish
• fishbone

 

Translations

game fish

• Bulgarian: бонфиш (bonfiš)
• Catalan: peix os m
• Dutch: gratenvis (nl) m
• Finnish: naiskala
• Italian: albula f
• Korean: 여을멸 (yeo'eulmyeol)
• Malayalam: എലി മീൻ (eli mīṉ)
• Tamil: எலும்பு மீன் (elumpu mīṉ)

Anagrams

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