amberjack

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmbəˌdʒæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′bər jak′)

Inflections of 'amberjack' (n):
amberjack
npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "The fisherman has a good catch of amberjack.")
amberjacks
npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Of all the amberjacks, the greater amberjack is the largest.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
am•ber•jack  (am′bər jak′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -jack,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -jacks. 
  1. Fishany of several yellow to coppery fork-tailed fishes of the genus Seriola, as S. dumerili of warm Atlantic waters. Also called amberfish. 
  • amber (color) + jack1 (kind of fish) 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amberjack /ˈæmbəˌdʒæk/ n
  1. any of several large carangid fishes of the genus Seriola, esp S. dumerili, with golden markings when young, occurring in tropical and subtropical Atlantic waters
Etymology: 19th Century: from amber + jack1
'amberjack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amberfish

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