- skipjack tuna
- noun Date: 1950 a relatively small tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis syn. Euthynnus pelamis) that is bluish above and silvery below with oblique dark stripes on the sides and belly
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Skipjack — The term Skipjack can refer to:Animals * Skipjack tuna, a fish of the family Scombridae. * A common name for Elateridae (click beetles)Ships and boats * Skipjack (boat), a type of fishing boat used on the Chesapeake Bay, USA. * USS Skipjack , any … Wikipedia
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skipjack — noun 1》 (also skipjack tuna) a small tuna with dark horizontal stripes. [Katsuwonus pelamis.] 2》 a sloop rigged sailing boat of a kind used off the east coast of the US. Origin C18: from skip1 + jack1 (with ref. to the fish s habit of jumping out … English new terms dictionary
skipjack — n. 1 (in full skipjack tuna) a small striped Pacific tuna, Katsuwonus pelamus, used as food. 2 a click beetle. 3 a kind of sailing boat used off the East coast of the US. Etymology: SKIP(1) + JACK(1) … Useful english dictionary
skipjack — Bonito Bo*ni to, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A large tropical fish ({Orcynus pelamys}) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
