amberjack — ☆ amberjack [am′bər jak΄ ] n. pl. amberjacks or amberjack [ AMBER + JACK (fish): from its color] any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes (genus Seriola) found in the warm waters of all oceans … English World dictionary
Amberjack — Taxobox name = Amberjack image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Carangidae genus = Seriola Amberjack is the name of 3 species of Atlantic fish of the Carangidae family, which… … Wikipedia
amberjack — amberfish am ber*fish , Amber fish Am ber fish ([a^]m b[ e]r*f[i^]sh ). (Zo[ o]l.) Any of several amber to coppery fork tailed warm water carangid fishes of the genus {Seriola}, especially a large vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amberjack — /ˈæmbədʒæk/ (say ambuhjak) noun (plural amberjack or amberjacks) a sportfish, Seriola purpurascens, of the east and west coasts of Australia, closely related to the yellowtail kingfish. {amber + jack1} Usage: For variation in the plural… …
amberjack — noun Etymology: from its color Date: circa 1893 any of several carangid fishes (genus Seriola); especially a large vigorous sport fish (S. dumerili) of the western Atlantic … New Collegiate Dictionary
amberjack — noun Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of genus Seriola found in the warm waters of all oceans … Wiktionary
amberjack — spiny finned Atlantic sport fish Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
amberjack — noun a large game fish with a yellowish tail, found in inshore tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and South Pacific. [Genus Seriola: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
amberjack — am·ber·jack … English syllables
amberjack — am•ber•jack [[t]ˈæm bərˌdʒæk[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) jack, (esp. for kinds or species) jacks. ich any of several yellow to coppery carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, as S. dumerili of warm Atlantic waters • Etymology: 1890–95; amber… … From formal English to slang