Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various food and game fishes of the genus Seriola, found in temperate and tropical marine waters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several large food and game
yellowtail fishes of genus Seriola found in the warm waters of all oceans.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We rented them on the beach and caught lesser amberjack from the surf.
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We rented them on the beach and caught lesser amberjack from the surf.
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It pains me to be the one to point this out, but you will probably not be eating amberjack sandwiches again in your lifetime; this oil disaster could kill entire species of plant, fish, bird that you've known all your life.
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Current world-record greater amberjack for men — 161 pounds
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Dale: amberjack stew with andouille sausage and potatoes, and a creole mustard crouton.
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How is an amberjack sandwich at the Back Porch going to taste with the small of oil in the air?
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Darned good eating in that size, though, and an amberjack of any size will give you a good fight if it isn't overmatched by the tackle.
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Darned good eating in that size, though, and an amberjack of any size will give you a good fight if it isn't overmatched by the tackle.
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Hunting Moose amberjack big game buck deer elk first shot trout
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Current world-record greater amberjack for men — 161 pounds
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