skipjack
[ skip-jak ]
/ ˈskɪpˌdʒæk /
noun, plural (especially collectively) skip·jack, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skip·jacks for 1; skip·jacks for 2, 3.
any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
Entomology.
click beetle.
Nautical.
an American one-masted sailing vessel.
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British Dictionary definitions for skipjack
skipjack
/ (ˈskɪpˌdʒæk) /
noun plural -jack or -jacks
Also called: skipjack tuna
an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)
black skipjack
a small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas
any of several other unrelated fishes, such as the alewife and bonito
nautical
an American sloop used for oystering and as a yacht
another name for a click beetle
Word Origin for skipjack
C18: from
skip
1 +
jack
1