skipjack [ˈskɪpˌdʒæk]
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1. (n.) skipjack
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
food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna 3. (noun) click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle
right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
Definition of 'skipjack' Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) skipjack
upstart 2. (noun) skipjack
snap bug, or snapping beetle 3. (noun) skipjack
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, etc4. (noun) skipjack
shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section
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