HyperDic: leatherjacket

English > 3 senses of the word leatherjacket:
NOUNanimalleatherjacket, leatherfishany of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
animalleatherjacket, leatherjackany of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
animalleatherjackettough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
English > leatherjacket: 3 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several brightly colored tropical filefishes.
Synonymleatherfish
Member ofMonocanthus, genus Monocanthustype genus of the Monocanthidae
BroaderfilefishNarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
English > leatherjacket: 3 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningAny of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales.
Synonymleatherjack
Member ofOligoplites, genus Oligoplitesleatherjackets
BroaderjackAny of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
English > leatherjacket: 3 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaningtough-skinned larva of certain crane flies.
BroadergrubA soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

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