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lates |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.