jack
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- noun
- /dʒæk/
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jurel
- The fishermen were excited when they found a large catch of jacks near the rocky shore.
- jack mackerel
- anchovy and jack
- crevalle jack
Examples
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So we have stripe Jack, yellowtail, salmon, tuna and somewhat fatty tuna right here.
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The geographical distribution of the sightings in the Santa Barbara Channel and about the Channel Islands of the northern anchovy, Pacific bonito, and jack mackerel for the periods 1966-69 and 1970-73 is given in Figures 3-5.
Academic text (1992) -
I just had a whole school of Jack just swim right in front of me.
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Among the many species of fish at Espiritu Santo are green jack and pompano, whose schools number in the thousands.
Academic text (1995) -
Reef sharks will hover above you as schools of bigeye jacks work their way through the strong current.
Blog text (3) -
Adult trevally and other jacks are referred to generally as "ulua"; juveniles as "papio."
Academic text (1993) -
Analysis of the time of sighting (day or night) indicates that the northern anchovy and jack mackerel are usually observed in greater numbers and more frequently at night.
Academic text (1992) -
Forty percent of the 1988 artisanal catch consisted of jacks (carangids), 9 percent were jobfish, and 7 percent were Indian mackerel (Table 4).
Academic text (1990) -
Observations during the oil spill period indicated that schools of anchovy, bonito, and jack mackerel were in the normal geographical areas of distribution within the Santa Barbara Channel and Islands, and that their behavior below the oil slick was normal relative to depth, movement, and school shape.
Academic text (1992) -
While scuba diving, I spotted a school of jacks swimming gracefully through the coral reef.
Synonyms
A sea fish like a trevally that lives near the coast
A sea fish from a group that includes jacks and pompanos found in warm seas
A sea fish like a jack that has a fast, thin body and a forked tail
A family of sea fish with narrow bodies and forked tails found in warm seas like jacks and pompanos
A group of sea fish like jacks or trevallies
A large sea fish called the crevalle jack that lives in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught
A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A large, fast fish like a jack that lives near warm coasts
A yellow fish often called yellow jack that lives in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A yellowish fish found in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A long, fast fish with a smooth, cigar-shaped body that lives in warm seas and people catch for sport
A fast fish with a blue body that lives near coasts from Cape Cod to Brazil
A group of large sea fish like jacks that live in warm oceans
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
The national flag of the United Kingdom showing the crosses of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Informal
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4.6
A person who can do many different jobs fairly well but is not an expert
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7.3
A person who killed several women in London in the late 1800s and was never identified
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4.3
A toy figure with moving arms and legs that moves up and down when you pull its strings
- US
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6.7
A medium pine tree with two yellow-green needles on each branch and rough scaly bark
- Specialized
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7.6
A hand tool with a long flat bottom for smoothing and shaping wood before finishing
- Archaic
A surprising thing that seems to come by luck, not skill, like a small toy in a snack box
- Specialized
A large silver fish that lives near the coast in warm seas and fights hard when caught
- Jargon
Card game where players score points by taking the highest card, the lowest card, the jack, or most cards
- Specialized
A large strong fish people catch for sport in the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
- Specialized
A tool that lifts heavy things by turning a screw, often used to raise a car
A simple card game for two players where one player tries to win all the other player's cards
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jack for the fish comes from an old English word for a common, useful fish, so many fast, strong fish in warm seas are simply called 'jacks'.