1. (n.)skipjack any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
Etymology: (1545–55)
Definition of 'Skipjack'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)skipjack, skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis 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
2. (noun)skipjack, Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda medium-sized tuna-like foodfish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
3. (noun)click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
Definition of 'Skipjack'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Skipjack an upstart
2. (noun)Skipjack an elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle
3. (noun)Skipjack a name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc
4. (noun)Skipjack a shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped crosssection
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