ALL meanings of leatherjacket
leath·er·jack·et
L l - noun leatherjacket Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters. 1
- noun leatherjacket Australian. a pancake or other dough fried over a campfire. 1
- noun leatherjacket the grub of the crane fly. 1
- noun leatherjacket The larva of some crane flies. 1
- noun leatherjacket any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin 0
- noun leatherjacket any of various brightly coloured tropical triggerfishes of the genus Monacanthus and related genera 0
- noun leatherjacket the greyish-brown tough-skinned larva of certain craneflies, esp of the genus Tipula, which destroy the roots of grasses, etc 0