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bone⋅fish

[bohn-fish]
–noun, plural -fish⋅es, (especially collectively) -fish.
a marine game fish, Albula vulpes, found in shallow tropical waters, having a skeleton composed of numerous small, fine bones.
Also called ladyfish.


Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; bone1 + fish
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bone·fish   (bōn'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. bonefish or bone·fish·es
A marine game fish (Albula vulpes) of warm shallow waters, having silvery scales.

[From its many small bones.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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