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mangrove jack

mangrove jack noun: the mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.

Noun

mangrove jack (plural mangrove jacks)

  1. (Australia, obsolete) The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.
  2. (Australia) An edible marine and estuarine fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of northern Queensland.
    • He turned and raised his hat, grinning and holding up a plastic bag in his other hand for her to see. ‘I brought some mangrove jacks for your lunch.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 101

Forms of mangrove jack

pluralmangrove jacks

Questions about mangrove jack

What does mangrove jack mean?
Mangrove jack means the mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.
What part of speech is mangrove jack?
Mangrove jack is a noun.
What is the plural of mangrove jack?
The plural of mangrove jack is mangrove jacks.

Words near mangrove jack in the dictionary

  1. mangrove golden whistler
  2. mangrove golden whistlers
  3. mangrove grape
  4. mangrove heron
  5. mangrove herons
  6. mangrove jack
  7. mangrove jacks
  8. mangrove jezebel
  9. mangrove jezebels
  10. Mangrove Mountain
  11. mangrove palm

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