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Definition: DONCELLA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same region.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Doncella" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Etymology:Doncella \Don*cel"la\, noun. [Spanish, lit., a maid. Compare to Damsel.]. (references)

Definition: DONCELLA

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same region.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DONCELLA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references)

Etymology:Doncella \Don*cel"la\, noun. [Spanish, lit., a maid. Compare to Damsel.]. (references)