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leatherjacket

English

Etymology

leather +? jacket

Noun

leatherjacket (plural leatherjackets)

  1. The larva of some crane flies
  2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
  3. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

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skipjack

English

Noun

skipjack (plural skipjacks or skipjack)

  1. Any of several unrelated fish.
    1. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
    2. Katsuwonus pelamis.
    3. The common bluefish
    4. The alewife
    5. The bonito
    6. The butterfish
    7. The cutlass fish
    8. The jurel
    9. The leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
    10. The runner.
    11. The saurel.
    12. The saury.
    13. The threadfish.
  2. (obsolete) An upstart.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ford to this entry?)
  3. An elaterid; a click beetle.
  4. A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

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See also

  • skipjack tuna

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