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Lates

noun
La·​tes | \ˈlāˌtēz\

Definition of Lates 

: a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water including the Nile perch and the barramundi

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First Known Use of Lates

1835, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Lates

New Latin, irregular from Greek latos Nile perch

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Laternula

latero-

later on

Lates

latest

latewake

lateward

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