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bonefish

bonefish noun: any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.

bonefish: any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters
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Noun

bonefish (plural bonefish or bonefishes)

  1. Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
    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.

bonefish meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

bonefish in Tamil

game fish
எலும்பு மீன் elumpu mīṉ

bonefish in Malayalam

game fish
എലി മീൻ eli mīṉ

Forms of bonefish

pluralbonefish
pluralbonefishes

Plural of bonefish: bonefish or bonefishes

Origin of bonefish

From bone + fish.

Questions about bonefish

What does bonefish mean?
Bonefish means any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
What is bonefish in Tamil?
Bonefish in Tamil is எலும்பு மீன் (elumpu mīṉ). See Bonefish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bonefish?
Bonefish is a noun.
What is the plural of bonefish?
The plural of bonefish is bonefish.

Words near bonefish in the dictionary

  1. bonedry
  2. boneen
  3. boneens
  4. bonefire
  5. bonefires
  6. bonefish
  7. bonefishes
  8. bonefishing
  9. bonefolder
  10. bonefolders
  11. Bonegilla

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