SINCE 1828
horse-eye jack
noun
variants:
or less commonly horse-eyed jack \ ˈ⸗ˌ⸗- \
Definition of horse-eye jack
: any of several carangid food fishes: such as
a
: a blue and silver carangid fish (Caranx latus) of the tropical western Atlantic
b
: big-eyed scad
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