Meanings
plural amberjacks
- countableuncountableAny of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays.
2006, Jerald Horst, Mike Lane, Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, page 2232 more examples
It was an amberjack, and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled.
1925, Zane Grey, Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas, published 2000, page 111The greater amberjack is the largest of the jacks, the most important amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter.
2011, Ken Schultz, Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish, page 31
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Gelbschwanzmakrele
- Gelbschwanzmakrelefish of genus Seriola
Greek μαγιάτικο
- μαγιάτικο (magiátiko)fish of genus Seriola
Japanese カンパチ
- カンパチ (kanpachi)fish of genus Seriola
Portuguese olhete
- olhetefish of genus Seriola
Turkish ada balığı, sarıkuyruk
- ada balığıfish of genus Seriola
- sarıkuyrukfish of genus Seriola
Cite this entry
amberjack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amberjack
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