bonefish

[ bohn-fish ]

/ ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ /

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noun, plural bone·fish·es, (especially collectively) bone·fish.

a marine game fish, Albula vulpes, found in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of numerous small, fine bones.

ladyfish.

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Origin of bonefish

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; bone + fish

Words nearby bonefish

boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish, bonehead, bone idle, bone marrow, bone-marrow transplant, bone meal

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How to use bonefish in a sentence

I’d never fished for bonefish before and found the ecosystem of the flats amazing.
With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business|Chris Santella|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
I made the mental observation that the man who had named them bonefish should have had half of that name applied to his head.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
When a bonefish feeds his head is down and his tail is up, and, the water being shallow, the upper fluke of his tail stands out.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
Other men tried it for days without success, though it appeared bonefish were passing every tide.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

I saw many ten-pound fish, but I did not know enough about bonefish then to appreciate what I saw.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
Whenever I would stick my rod in the sand and go in out of the hot sun a bonefish would take my bait and start off to sea.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for bonefish

bonefish

/ (ˈbəʊnˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a silvery marine clupeoid game fish, Albula vulpes, occurring in warm shallow waters: family Albulidae

a similar related fish, Dixonina nemoptera, of the Pacific Ocean

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