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mangrove jack

noun

Definitions

  1. The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.

  2. 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.’

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