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amberjack

Pronunciation: /ˈambədʒak/

Definition of amberjack

noun

  • 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

Origin:

late 19th century: from amber (because of its yellowish tail) + jack1

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