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Meaning of LADYFISH

Pronunciation:  'leydee`fish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
 
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 Synonyms: Elops saurus, tenpounder
 
 See Also: Elops, genus Elops, tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\La"dy*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large, handsome oceanic fish ({Albula vulpes}), found
    both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also
    {bonefish}, {grubber}, {French mullet}, and {macab['e]}.
(b) A labroid fish ({Harpe rufa}) of Florida and the West
    Indies.
 
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