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mangrove jacks

mangrove jacks is the plural of mangrove jack.

Meaning of mangrove jack

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

Questions about mangrove jacks

What is mangrove jacks the plural of?
Mangrove jacks is the plural of mangrove jack.

Words near mangrove jacks in the dictionary

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

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