bonefish

[ bohn-fish ]

/ ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural bone·fish·es, (especially collectively) bone·fish.

a marine game fish, Albula vulpes, found in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of numerous small, fine bones.

ladyfish.

Origin of bonefish

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; bone + fish

Words nearby bonefish

boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish, bone forceps, bone grafting, bonehead, bone idle, bonelet

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Example sentences from the Web for bonefish

“No matter what you think you saw, that fish is a bonefish,” I declared, positively.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
The lady-fish, or bonefish, is the only representative of the family Albulid.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall
It has become a settled conviction in my mind that you have to wait for bonefish.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
As the wave came back, almost deep enough to float the bonefish, I scooped him up.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

One of these bonefish experts at the camp told me that in all his years of experience he had never gotten a bonefish bite.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for bonefish

bonefish

/ (ˈbəʊnˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae

a similar related fish, Dixonina nemoptera, of the Pacific Ocean

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单词	bonefish
释义	bonefish [ bohn-fish ] / ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ / noun, plural bone·fish·es, (especially collectively) bone·fish. a marine game fish, Albula vulpes, found in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of numerous small, fine bones. ladyfish. Origin of bonefish An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; bone + fish Words nearby bonefish boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish, bone forceps, bone grafting, bonehead, bone idle, bonelet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bonefish “No matter what you think you saw, that fish is a bonefish,” I declared, positively. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey The lady-fish, or bonefish, is the only representative of the family Albulid. Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others\|James Alexander Henshall It has become a settled conviction in my mind that you have to wait for bonefish. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey As the wave came back, almost deep enough to float the bonefish, I scooped him up. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey One of these bonefish experts at the camp told me that in all his years of experience he had never gotten a bonefish bite. Tales of Fishes\|Zane Grey British Dictionary definitions for bonefish bonefish / (ˈbəʊnˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae a similar related fish, Dixonina nemoptera, of the Pacific Ocean Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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