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skipjack

/'skɪp,dʒæk/

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noun
medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
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atlantic bonito sarda sarda

type of:
bonito
noun
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
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euthynnus pelamis skipjack tuna

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scombroid fish scombroid
noun
able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
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click beetle snapping beetle

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elater elaterid elaterid beetle

Definition that contains skipjack

bonito fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
katsuwonus pelamis fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
oceanic bonito fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna