English Explanatory Dictionary

amberjack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.

Pronunciation

/ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Word forms

amberjack amberjacks

Etymology

From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).

Derived words

flat amberjack greater amberjack Japanese amberjack lesser amberjack yellowtail amberjack
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