Ladyfish

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

    "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. 2
    game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller wordnet
  3. 3
    Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
  4. 4
    Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.

Synonyms

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tenpounderelops saurussea-galliwasptenpounder

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From lady + fish.

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