English
Detailed Synonyms for skipjack in English
skipjack:
skipjack [the ~] noun
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the skipjack
– able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound 1the skipjack; the snapping beetle; the click beetle– able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound 1 -
the skipjack
– medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna 1the skipjack; the Atlantic bonito; the Sarda sarda– medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna 1 -
the skipjack
– 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 1the skipjack tuna; the Euthynnus pelamis; the skipjack– 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 1