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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
2. 2
   slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons wordnet
3. 3
   Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.; Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
4. 4
   A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
5. 5
   A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias. New-England

Synonyms

All synonyms

albula vulpesgrey ghost

Etymology

From bone + fish.

Related phrases

game fishsqualus acanthias

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