Search Result for "lates calcarifer":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats;
[syn: barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, Lates calcarifer]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zool.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (Lates calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zool.) A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer); -- also called begti. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Lates calcarifer n 1: a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats [syn: barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, Lates calcarifer]