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
C19: from amber + jack1
amberjack in American English
(ˈæmbərˌdʒæk)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈamberˌjacks or ˈamberˌjack
any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes (genus Seriola) found in the warm waters of all oceans