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Skipjack   /skˈɪpdʒˌæk/   Listen
Skipjack

noun
1.
Oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito.  Synonyms: Euthynnus pelamis, skipjack tuna.
2.
Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna.  Synonyms: Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda.
3.
Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound.  Synonyms: click beetle, snapping beetle.





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"Skipjack" Quotes from Famous Books



... Skipjack-Pike, n. This fish, Temnodon saltator, Cuv. and Val., is the same as the British and American fish of that name. It is called Tailor (q.v.) in Sydney. The name Skipjack used also to be given by the whalers to the ...
— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris


Words linked to "Skipjack" :   genus Sarda, Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus, Sarda, elater, bonito, elaterid, elaterid beetle, scombroid, scombroid fish


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