nounWord forms: pluralesp collectively -fish or esp referring to two or more kinds or species -fishes
1.
any of several pikes, esp. the northern pike
2.
the sauger
Word origin
[1735–45; jack1 + fish]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: butternut, cutoff, editorial, injector, stasis
Examples of 'jackfish' in a sentence
jackfish
We see sharks, turtles, tuna, a shimmering cloud of jackfish, countless corals teeming with fish.