different between ladyfish vs doncella

English

Etymology

lady +? fish

Noun

ladyfish (plural ladyfishes or ladyfish)

1. A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
2. The Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
3. Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.

Synonyms

• (Elops saurus): tenpounder

References

• Elopidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bodianus rufus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elops suarus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bodianus rufus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish doncella (“maid”). Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and donzella.

Noun

doncella (plural doncellas)

1. A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
2. The ladyfish (Bodianus rufus) of the same region.

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela.

Pronunciation

Noun

doncella f (plural doncellas)

1. maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)
2. abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs)

Related terms

• doncel
• doncellez