leatherjacket

See also: leather-jacket

English

Etymology

leather +‎ jacket

Noun

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 , that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

Translations

larva of some craneflies

• Finnish: vaaksiaisen toukka
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fish of the family Balistidae

• Finnish: säppikala
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fish of the genus Oligoplites

• Maori: kōkiri
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