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Webster 1913 Edition


Lates


La′tes

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a fish of the Nile.]
(Zool.)
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (
Lates Niloticus
) inhabits the Nile, and another (
Lates calcarifer
) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.

Definition 2024


Lates

Lates

See also: lates and låtes

Translingual

Proper noun

Lates m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Latidae – the lates perches, including the Nile perch.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

lates

lates

See also: Lates and låtes

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtiːz/

Noun

lates (plural lates)

  1. Any of various large fish of the genus Lates, especially the Nile perch, Lates niloticus and the barramundi, Lates calcarifer.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /leɪts/

Noun

lates

  1. plural of late

Anagrams


Latin

Verb

latēs

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of lateō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈla.t͡ʃis/

Verb

lates

  1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of latir

Spanish

Verb

lates

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of latir.