amberjack
[ am-ber-jak ]
/ ˈæm bərˌdʒæk /
noun, plural (especially collectively) am·ber·jack, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) am·ber·jacks.
any of several yellow to coppery fork-tailed fishes of the genus Seriola, as S. dumerili of warm Atlantic waters.
Also called
amberfish.
Words nearby amberjack
amber gambler,
amber islands,
amberfish,
ambergris,
amberina,
amberjack,
amberoid,
ambi-,
ambiance,
ambidentate,
ambidexter
British Dictionary definitions for amberjack
amberjack
/ (ˈæmbəˌdʒæk) /
noun
any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
Word Origin for amberjack
C19: from
amber +
jack
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