mangrove jack

noun

I caught a mangrove jack while fishing in Australia.

意味（1）

(Australia, obsolete) The mangrove heron, Butorides striatus.

意味（2）

(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.’