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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
Translingual
Proper noun
Lates m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Latidae – the lates perches, including the Nile perch.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Perciformes - order; Percoidei - suborder; Percoidea - superfamily; Latidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lates niloticus - type species; for others see Lates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
lates
lates
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪtiːz/
Noun
lates (plural lates)
- 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
- plural of late