lates Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
genus Lates.
WordNet
La"tes noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a fish of the Nile.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ( Lates Niloticus ) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer ) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.