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leatherjacket
leath·er·jack·et L0093000 (lĕth′ər-jăk′ĭt)n.1. A silvery blue carangid fish (Oligoplites saurus) of eastern Pacific and western Atlantic waters, having leathery skin and yellow fins.2. Any of various other fishes having tough skin, including the filefishes and the triggerfishes.leatherjacket (ˈlɛðəˌdʒækɪt) n1. (Animals) any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin2. (Animals) any of various brightly coloured tropical triggerfishes of the genus Monacanthus and related genera3. (Animals) the greyish-brown tough-skinned larva of certain craneflies, esp of the genus Tipula, which destroy the roots of grasses, etcThesaurus| Noun | 1. | leatherjacket - any of several brightly colored tropical filefishesleatherfishfilefish - narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spinegenus Monocanthus, Monocanthus - type genus of the Monocanthidae | | 2. | leatherjacket - any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scalesleatherjackjack - any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seasgenus Oligoplites, Oligoplites - leatherjackets | | 3. | leatherjacket - tough-skinned larva of certain crane fliesgrub - a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects |
Translationsleatherjacket
leatherjacket1. any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin 2. any of various brightly coloured tropical triggerfishes of the genus Monacanthus and related genera 3. the greyish-brown tough-skinned larva of certain craneflies, esp of the genus Tipula, which destroy the roots of grasses, etc. leatherjacket
Synonyms for leatherjacketnoun any of several brightly colored tropical filefishesSynonymsRelated Words- filefish
- genus Monocanthus
- Monocanthus
noun any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scalesSynonymsRelated Words- jack
- genus Oligoplites
- Oligoplites
noun tough-skinned larva of certain crane fliesRelated Words |