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Etymology edit

leather +‎ jacket

Noun edit

leatherjacket (plural leatherjackets)

  1. The larva of some crane flies
  2. Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish
  3. Any of several Atlantic fishes, of the genus Oligoplites, that have a leathery skin; leatherjack

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