ladyfish
Americannoun
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ladyfish,
plural
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ladyfishes
plural
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Etymology
Origin of ladyfish
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Qingrong Yang captured a ladyfish snatching prey just beneath a little egret's beak.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
As the sun rose, pelicans and egrets wheeled, and mullet and ladyfish leapt in front of the boat.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2016
A deep tug followed by strong head wags ruled out a speckled sea trout or ladyfish.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2015
Frankie had gone out off the Florida Keys in a rowboat by moonlight, fishing for ladyfish.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had caught a few when a sudden lunge at her line warned her that she had hooked no ladyfish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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