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leatherjacket

leatherjacket \leatherjacket\ n.

  1. any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes.

    Syn: leatherfish.

  2. any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales.

    Syn: leatherjack.

  3. The tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies.

Wiktionary
leatherjacket

n. 1 The larva of some crane fly 2 Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; (vern leatherfish pedia=1) 3 Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus (taxlink Oligoplites genus noshow=1), that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

WordNet
leatherjacket
  1. n. any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes [syn: leatherfish]

  2. any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales [syn: leatherjack]

  3. tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies

Wikipedia
Leatherjacket

Leatherjacket may refer to:

  • Leatherjacket fish, a species of fish
  • Filefish, a family of fish
  • Crane fly, in larval stage

Usage examples of "leatherjacket".

She removed a brown leatherjacket from a hanger in the closet, pulled it on, slung her purse over her shoulder, and left the room, locking the door behind her.

The man's expensive black leatherjacket was open, revealing a gun still bolstered on the belt.

The navy men were suddenly extremely proud of the fact that the navy their navy-had never abandoned its World War II policy of issuing leatherjackets to its aviators.