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lates

/ˈleɪtiːz/UK/leɪts/

lates noun: any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Also the plural of late.

Noun

lates (plural lates)

  1. Any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).

Also used as

lates is also the plural of late.

Forms of lates

plurallates

Plural of lates: lates

Origin of lates

Scientific Latin, from Ancient Greek λάτος (látos, “Nile perch”), of uncertain origin.

Inflected forms.

Words that rhyme with lates

Questions about lates

What does lates mean?
Lates means any of various large fish of genus Lates, especially the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and the barramundi (Lates calcarifer).
What part of speech is lates?
Lates is a noun.
How do you pronounce lates?
Lates is pronounced /ˈleɪtiːz/.
What is the plural of lates?
The plural of lates is lates.

Words near lates in the dictionary

  1. lateroversion
  2. lateroversions
  3. laters
  4. laterward
  5. laterwards
  6. lates
  7. latescence
  8. latescent
  9. lateshit
  10. lateshits
  11. latesome

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