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Webster 1913 Edition


Ladyfish

La′dy-fishˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large, handsome oceanic fish (
Albula vulpes
), found both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; – called also
bonefish
,
grubber
,
French mullet
, and
macabé
.
(b)
A labroid fish (
Harpe rufa
) of Florida and the West Indies.

Definition 2024


ladyfish

ladyfish

English

A ladyfish (Elops)

Noun

ladyfish (plural ladyfish or ladyfishes)

  1. A coastal dwelling fish in the genus Elops, found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
    • 2008 March 5, Norm Zeigler, “Seeking Florida Redfish, Catching Only Glimpses”, in New York Times:
      Eventually we yielded to the urge to catch something — anything — so we sought out a channel where we boated seatrout, ladyfish and one lizard fish.
  2. The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
  3. Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.

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