Akademik

Albula

noun

type and sole genus of the family Albulidae

• Syn: ↑genus Albula

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Albulidae, ↑family Albulidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bonefish, ↑Albula vulpes

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\\ˈalbyələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of albulus whitish, from albus white

: a genus (coextensive with the family Albulidae) of silvery marine fishes widely distributed in warm seas and prob. including only a single species (A. vulpes) — see bonefish

Useful english dictionary. 2012.