leatherjacket

See also: leather-jacket

English

Etymology

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

Translations

larva of some craneflies

Finnish: vaaksiaisen toukka

fish of the family Balistidae

Finnish: säppikala

fish of the genus Oligoplites

Maori: kōkiri

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