doncella

noun — 2 senses

doncella

noun

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

1

A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).

2

A ladyfish (Bodianus rufus) of the same region.

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