Meanings
nounbonefish (plural bonefish or bonefishes)
plural bonefishes
- Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
- Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
- A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
- New EnglandA doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounslender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons
Similar
Albula vulpes
Broader
soft-finned fishmalacopterygian
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyh₂-
- Proto-Germanic*bainaz
- Proto-Germanic*bainą
- Proto-West Germanic*bain
- Old Englishbān
- Middle Englishbon
- Englishbone
- Proto-Indo-European*péysks
- Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
- Proto-West Germanic*fisk
- Old Englishfisċ
- Middle Englishfisch
- Englishfish
- Englishbonefish
Translations
Bulgarian бонфиш
- бонфиш (bonfiš)game fish
Catalan peix os
- peix osgame fish
Dutch gratenvis
- gratenvisgame fish
Finnish naiskala
- naiskalagame fish
German Grätenfisch
- Grätenfischgame fish
Italian albula
- albulagame fish
Korean 여을멸
- 여을멸 (yeo'eulmyeol)game fish
Tamil எலும்பு மீன்
- எலும்பு மீன் (elumpu mīṉ)game fish
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Cite this entry
APA
bonefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonefish
MLA
“bonefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonefish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bonefish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonefish.
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