 skipjack |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna | |
| Synonyms: | Sarda_sarda Atlantic_bonito | |
| Related terms: | bonito Sarda | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
| Related terms: | scombroid Euthynnus | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound | |
| Synonyms: | snapping_beetle click_beetle | |
| Related terms: | elaterid_beetle | |
