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Leatherjacket
see synonyms of leatherjacketNoun
3. leatherjacket
tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
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Leatherjacket
see synonyms of leatherjacketnoun
1.
any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin
2.
any of various brightly coloured tropical triggerfishes of the genus Monacanthus and related genera
3.
the greyish-brown tough-skinned larva of certain craneflies, esp of the genus Tipula, which destroy the roots of grasses, etc
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Leatherjacket
see synonyms of leatherjacketn.
1. A silvery blue carangid fish (Oligoplites saurus) of eastern Pacific and western Atlantic waters, having leathery skin and yellow fins.
2. Any of various other fishes having tough skin, including the filefishes and the triggerfishes.
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