leatherjacket

/ˈlɛðərˌdʒækət/
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Definitions of leatherjacket
  1. noun
    any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
    synonyms: leatherfish
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    type of:
    filefish
    narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
  2. noun
    any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
    synonyms: leatherjack
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    type of:
    jack
    any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
  3. noun
    tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
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    type of:
    grub
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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