skipjack — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of several not closely related fish. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna

2. Any of several not closely related fish. A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

3. Any of several not closely related fish. A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

4. Any of several not closely related fish. An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

5. Any of several not closely related fish. A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)

6. Any of several not closely related fish. A butterfish

7. Any of several not closely related fish. A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)

8. Any of several not closely related fish. A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)

9. Any of several not closely related fish. A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)

10. Any of several not closely related fish. A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)

11. Any of several not closely related fish. A saurel (Trachurus spp.)

12. Any of several not closely related fish. A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)

13. Any of several not closely related fish. A threadfish (Alectis spp.)

14. An upstart.

    Usage

    • Obsolete

    Examples

    Tag-rag or other, hogen mogen, vanden, skip-jacks or chouses.

15. An elaterid; a click beetle.

16. A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

Noun

1. 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

   skipjack tunaEuthynnus pelamis

   Broader terms

   scombroidscombroid fish

2. medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

   Synonyms

   Atlantic bonitoSarda sarda

   Broader terms

   bonito

3. able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

   Synonyms

   click beetlesnapping beetle

   Broader terms

   elaterid beetleelaterelaterid