Skipjack

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several not closely related fish.; Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna
  2. 2
    able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
  4. 4
    medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
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  1. 6
    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 wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of several not closely related fish.; An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
  3. 8
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)
  4. 9
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A butterfish
  5. 10
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)
  6. 11
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)
  7. 12
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
  8. 13
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)
  9. 14
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A saurel (Trachurus spp.)
  10. 15
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)
  11. 16
    Any of several not closely related fish.; A threadfish (Alectis spp.)
  12. 17
    An upstart. obsolete

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

  13. 18
    An elaterid; a click beetle.
  14. 19
    A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

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