Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amberjack

/ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: am-ber-jack
IPA: /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was an amberjack, and twice as large as any I had ever seen before. As I drew up the captain's snapper this amberjack came to the surface, and I certainly yelled."
"Greater amberjacks have 11-19 gill rakers, a long anal fin base, 7 dorsal fin spines, and 30-34 dorsal fin rays."
"The greater amberjack is the largest of the jacks, the most important amberjack to anglers, and, like most of its brethren, a strong fighter."

Etymology

From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

amberjacks (plural)

Phrases

flat amberjack greater amberjack Japanese amberjack lesser amberjack yellowtail amberjack

Synonyms

amberfish

Questions

How do you pronounce amberjack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/.
What does amberjack mean?: Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.
Where does amberjack come from?: From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”).

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