"leatherjacket" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛðɚd͡ʒækɪt/ [General-American] Forms: leatherjackets [plural]
Etymology: From leather + jacket. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leather|jacket}} leather + jacket Head templates: {{en-noun}} leatherjacket (plural leatherjackets)
  1. The larva of certain crane flies. Translations (larva of some craneflies): emelt [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), vaaksiaisen toukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-leatherjacket-en-noun-TPtjQ6G2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Tetraodontiforms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 27 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 32 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 34 14 28 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 26 32 7 36 Disambiguation of 'larva of some craneflies': 52 18 5 25
  2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish. Translations (fish of the family Balistidae): säppikala (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-leatherjacket-en-noun-ezs0GdgN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Māori translations, Tetraodontiforms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 27 8 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 36 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 32 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 34 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 24 34 15 28 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 26 32 7 36 Disambiguation of 'fish of the family Balistidae': 6 75 8 10
  3. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack. Translations (fish of the genus Oligoplites): kōkiri (Māori)
    Sense id: en-leatherjacket-en-noun-1fBa-JGp Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 32 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 34 14 28 Disambiguation of 'fish of the genus Oligoplites': 0 3 94 3
  4. (obsolete) grey gum (Eucalyptus punctata). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-leatherjacket-en-noun-HYDJtCDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Baby animals, Dipterans, Eucalypts, Jackfish, Tetraodontiforms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 27 8 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 28 8 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 32 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 34 14 28 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 24 29 10 37 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 29 28 7 37 Disambiguation of Eucalypts: 20 21 5 54 Disambiguation of Jackfish: 25 28 12 35 Disambiguation of Tetraodontiforms: 26 32 7 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: smooth leatherjacket, velvet leatherjacket Related terms: leathercloth, leathercoat, straitjacket, yellowjacket

Inflected forms

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