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leatherjacket

1. any of various tropical carangid fishes of the genera Oligoplites and Scomberoides, having a leathery skin

2. any of various brightly coloured tropical triggerfishes of the genus Monacanthus and related genera

3. the greyish-brown tough-skinned larva of certain craneflies, esp of the genus Tipula, which destroy the roots of grasses, etc.

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