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jack crevalle

noun

Definition of jack crevalle

: a carangid fish (Caranx hippos) that is an important food fish especially along the west coast of Florida

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 There are also small fish like permits and jack crevalles, a loggerhead turtle named Blue and a roughtail stingray named Ray Charles — both female. — Washington Post, "Sandy-ravaged aquarium opens splashy new shark exhibit," 26 June 2018

First Known Use of jack crevalle

1948, in the meaning defined above

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