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Definition of amberjack in English: amberjacknounˈambədʒakˈambərˌjak A large marine game fish which occurs in inshore tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and South Pacific. Genus Seriola, family Carangidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Like Majorca, the sea around Menorca abounds with shoaling barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins.
- Some giant trevallies, the odd green jobfish and a solitary amberjack had paid us a visit, together with an ever-present and rather annoying pack of small reef sharks.
- In this scenario, salmon, cod, amberjack, red snapper, and other fish are raised in the cages and are fed ground fish meal from rafts on the surface.
- Large numbers of amberjack, bream, parrotfish and grouper can be found.
Origin Late 19th century: from amber (because of its yellowish tail) + jack1. Definition of amberjack in US English: amberjacknounˈambərˌjak A large marine game fish found in inshore tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and South Pacific. Genus Seriola, family Carangidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Some giant trevallies, the odd green jobfish and a solitary amberjack had paid us a visit, together with an ever-present and rather annoying pack of small reef sharks.
- Like Majorca, the sea around Menorca abounds with shoaling barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins.
- In this scenario, salmon, cod, amberjack, red snapper, and other fish are raised in the cages and are fed ground fish meal from rafts on the surface.
- Large numbers of amberjack, bream, parrotfish and grouper can be found.
Origin Late 19th century: from amber (because of its yellowish tail) + jack. |