Definition of Jack crevalle

1. Noun. Fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Caranx Hippos, Crevalle Jack
Generic synonyms: Jack

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jack Crevalle

jack-knifed
jack-knifes
jack-knifing
jack-knives
jack-o'-lantern
jack-o'-lanterns
jack-o-lantern
jack-o-lantern fungus
jack-of-the-dust
jack-rabbit
jack-staff
jack-tar
jack-up
jack around
jack bean
jack crevalle (current term)
jack fruit
jack in
jack ladder
jack mackerel
jack oak
jack of all trades
jack of all trades, master of none
jack of clubs
jack of diamonds
jack of hearts
jack of spades
jack offs
jack pine

Literary usage of Jack crevalle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Camping and Cruising in Florida by James Alexander Henshall (1884)
"called, in the vernacular of Florida, jack, yellow jack, amber jack, crevalle, cavalli, etc. They will take any thing in the shape of a troll, spoon, squid, ..."

2. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"Also caught in great numbers here are wahoo, dorado, tripletail, kingfish, Spanish and cero mackerel, jack crevalle and barracuda. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Guides promise speckled trout, redfish, jack crevalle, pompano, snapper, and sheepshead. You can fish into the Gulf from the pier in Ozello on John Brown ..."

4. US & British Virgin Islands by Don Philpott (2002)
"Around the reefs there is an abundance of grouper, jack crevalle, mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper. Dorado is usually called dolphin (and should not be ..."

5. Bermuda by Don Philpott, George Watkins (2002)
"Around the reefs there is an abundance of grouper, jack crevalle, mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper. While there is year round fishing, the best months ..."

6. Cayman Islandsby Don Philpott by Don Philpott (2002)
"Around the reefs there is an abundance of grouper, jack crevalle, mutton snapper and yellowtail snapper. Tarpon weighing 3 to 4 Ib (1.4 to l. ..."

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