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
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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.
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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
Elsewhere in the Keys, worsening water quality has been identified as one of the factors responsible for a decline in bonefish and tarpon, and the devastation of Florida's coral reefs.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Otherwise, staff members led by the affable Ben can take guests out 300 feet on the Caicos Bank side, farther afield in the waters surrounding to prime diving and snorkeling spots or to the calm waters at Jerry Camp to kayak alongside stingrays and bonefish—also the prey on fishing expeditions.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
Elsewhere in the Keys, worsening water quality has been identified as one of the factors responsible for a decline in bonefish and tarpon, and the devastation of Florida's coral reefs.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Otherwise, staff members led by the affable Ben can take guests out 300 feet on the Caicos Bank side, farther afield in the waters surrounding to prime diving and snorkeling spots or to the calm waters at Jerry Camp to kayak alongside stingrays and bonefish—also the prey on fishing expeditions.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Bonefish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonefish. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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