'Caranx hippos' definitions:

Definition of 'Caranx hippos'

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noun
Fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: crevalle jack, jack crevalle, Caranx hippos]

Definition of 'Caranx hippos'

From: GCIDE
  • Cavally \Ca*val"ly\, n. [Cf. Pg. cavalla a kind of fish; Sp. caballa; prob. fr. Pg. cavallo horse, Sp. caballa.] (Zool.) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast (Caranx hippos): -- called also horse crevall['e].
  • Note: [See Illust. under Carangoid.] [1913 Webster]