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English
Etymology
From leather + jacket.
Noun
leatherjacket (plural leatherjackets)
- The larva of some crane flies
- Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
- Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack
Derived terms
Translations
fish of the family Balistidae
fish of the genus Oligoplites