📖 Definitions of "Jackfish"
noun
- 1
A jack (in any of the senses referring to types of fish).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jackfish"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| skipjacknoun | A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) |
| wejacknoun | (US, Canada, rare) A fisher, Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti. |
| jack mackerelnoun | Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium, and Euthynnus. |
| yellow jacknoun | (uncountable) Synonym of yellow fever. |
| jacknoun | A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. |
| black jacknoun | Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris. |
| japanese jack mackerelnoun | Trachurus japonicus, of the fish family Carangidae |
| jurelnoun | The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus. |
| jawfishnoun | Any of many marine fish, of the family Opistognathidae, that have large mouths. |
| amberjacknoun | Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans. |
| amberfishnoun | An amberjack. |
| jew-fishnoun | Alternative spelling of jewfish. [Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish] |
| carangidnoun | (zoology) Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish. |
| caranxnoun | Any member of the fish genus Caranx; jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes. |
| jackass kingfishernoun | (rare, obsolete) The laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae. |
| mangrove jacknoun | (Australia) An edible marine and estuarine fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of northern Queensland. |
| jewfishnoun | Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish |
| skipjack tunanoun | A medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family. |
| jobfishnoun | Any of various fishes of the family Lutjanidae. |
| atlantic horse mackerelnoun | A jack mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), of the family Carangidae. |
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