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caranx

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the fish genus Caranx; jacks, trevallies, or kingfishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

type genus of the Carangidae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Caranx

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fish genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caranx.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شِيم (šīm) — fish of the genus Caranx
  • French: carangue — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Kyrgyz: каранкс (karanks) — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Lithuanian: karangė — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Malay: ikan kedemut — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Polish: karanks — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Russian: кара́нкс (karánks) — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Russian: кара́нга (karánga) — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Thai: ม่ง (mông) — fish of the genus Caranx
  • Ukrainian: кара́нг (karánh) — fish of the genus Caranx