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Meaning of mangrove jack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.
    Australia, obsolete
  2. An edible marine and estuarine fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of northern Queensland.
    Australia

Examples

“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.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mangrove jezebel Mangrove Mountain mangrove rail mangrove robin mangrove snake mangrove snapper

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