bonefish

English

A bonefish, Albula vulpes
A bonefish, Acanthurus coeruleus
A bonefish, Squalus acanthias

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *bainaz
Proto-Germanic *bainą
Proto-West Germanic *bain
Old English bān
Middle English bon
English bone
Proto-Indo-European *péysks
Proto-Germanic *fiskaz
Proto-West Germanic *fisk
Old English fisċ
Middle English fisch
English fish
English bonefish

    From bone + fish.

    Noun

    bonefish (plural bonefish or bonefishes)

    1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
      Hyponyms: grey ghost, grubber, ladyfish
      1. Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
    2. A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
    3. (New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

    Translations

    Anagrams

    This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.