caranx

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noun

Any member of the fish genus Caranx; jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.

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Meanings

nouncaranx (plural caranxes)

plural caranxes

  1. Any member of the fish genus Caranx; jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.

Origin

  1. translingualCaranx
  2. Englishcaranx

Borrowed from translingual Caranx.

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Translations

Arabic شِيم
  • شِيم (šīm)fish of the genus Caranx
French carangue
  • caranguefish of the genus Caranx
Lithuanian karangė
  • karangėfish of the genus Caranx
Malay ikan kedemut
  • ikan kedemutfish of the genus Caranx
Polish karanks
  • karanksfish of the genus Caranx
Russian кара́нкс, кара́нга
  • кара́нкс (karánks)fish of the genus Caranx
  • кара́нга (karánga)fish of the genus Caranx
Thai ม่ง
  • ม่ง (mông)fish of the genus Caranx
Ukrainian кара́нг
  • кара́нг (karánh)fish of the genus Caranx
Cite this entry
APA

caranx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caranx

MLA

“caranx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caranx. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caranx,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caranx.

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