bonefish

noun

bone·​fish ˈbōn-ˌfish 

1

: a slender silvery small-scaled fish (Albula vulpes) that is a notable sport and food fish of warm seas

2

: ladyfish sense 2

bonefishing

ˈbōn-ˌfi-shiŋ 

noun

Examples of bonefish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some were here to fish for tarpon and bonefish, while others simply wanted to unplug and unwind for a week. —Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025

Fuel your competitive fire by seeing who in your group can snag the biggest bonefish or permit. —Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

View More Things reached a breaking point with Rocky I when the raccoon climbed a bookshelf and tried to pry from the wall the first bonefish Hiaasen had ever caught, which his father had gotten mounted for him. —Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025

Design flourishes like the Ocean Bar’s bonefish frieze — complete with a top hat and cigar — add a playful wink to the otherwise polished aesthetic. —Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bonefish

• cuttlefish
• jellyfish
• sablefish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish