black jack

Definitions

1. 1

   Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but…

   Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.

2. 2

   Certain beggarticks (Bidens spp.), especially Bidens pilosa.

3. 3

   Larva of a turnip sawfly (Athalia rosae)

   • There is a sort of black caterpillar called a black jack, which is seldom seen; but when they do come, they make terrible havock.
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   1. 4

      Sphalerite.

   2. 5

      A tufted or ring-necked scaup duck (Aythya collaris).

   3. 6

      Alternative form of blackjack.

   4. 7

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, jack.

   5. 8

      A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, named for a grove of blackjack…

      A city in Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, named for a grove of blackjack oaks.

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