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amberjack

[ am-ber-jak ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) am·ber·jack, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) am·ber·jacks.
  1. any of several yellow to coppery fork-tailed fishes of the genus Seriola, as S. dumerili of warm Atlantic waters.


amberjack

/ ˈæmbəˌdʒæk /

noun

  1. any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of amberjack1

First recorded in 1890–95; amber (color) + jack 1 (kind of fish)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amberjack1

C19: from amber + jack 1
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Example Sentences

It took me twenty-five minutes to subdue a forty-pound amberjack.

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