Skipjack - Definition

skipjack

n 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 [syn: skipjack, skipjack
tuna, Euthynnus pelamis]
2: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific
waters; less valued than tuna [syn: skipjack, Atlantic
bonito, Sarda sarda]
3: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
air with a clicking sound [syn: click beetle, skipjack,
snapping beetle]

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