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Leatherjacket

noun
1.
Any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes.  Synonym: leatherfish.
2.
Any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales.  Synonym: leatherjack.
3.
Tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies.






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"Leatherjacket" Quotes from Famous Books



... made of horn, located near the nostrils, earns them the nickname of sea unicorns; lastly, a couple species of triggerfish, the cucuyo whose stippled flanks glitter with a sparkling gold color, and the bright purple leatherjacket whose hues glisten like ...
— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne



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