mangrove jack

noun — 2 senses

noun

Australia, Obsolete The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.

Australia 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.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 101:

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