noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).
2. 2
   plural of late form-of, informal, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

genus lates

Etymology

Etymology 1

Scientific Latin, from Ancient Greek λάτος (látos, “Nile perch”), of uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Related phrases

lates niloticusnile perch

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