leatherjacket

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English

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Etymology

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From leather +‎ jacket.

Noun

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leatherjacket (plural leatherjackets)

  1. The larva of some crane flies
  2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
  3. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

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