bonefish

[ bohn-fish ]

/ ˈboʊnˌfɪʃ /

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.

Words nearby bonefish

bone-crushing, bone-dry, bone-marrow transplant, boneblack, boned, bonefish, bonehead, bonelet, boner, bones of digits, boneset

Origin of bonefish

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

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Examples from the Web for bonefish

“No matter what you think you saw, that fish is a bonefish,” I declared, positively.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
The lady-fish, or bonefish, is the only representative of the family Albulid.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall
It has become a settled conviction in my mind that you have to wait for bonefish.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
As the wave came back, almost deep enough to float the bonefish, I scooped him up.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey

One of these bonefish experts at the camp told me that in all his years of experience he had never gotten a bonefish bite.
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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