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skipjack

skipjack noun: several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.

skipjack: several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna
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Noun

skipjack (plural skipjacks or skipjack)

  1. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna
  2. A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
  3. A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
  4. An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
  5. A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)
  6. A butterfish
  7. A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)
  8. A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)
  9. A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)
  10. A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)
  11. A saurel (Trachurus spp.)
  12. A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)
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  1. A threadfish (Alectis spp.)
  2. (obsolete) An upstart.
    • Tag-rag or other, hogen mogen, vanden, skip-jacks or chouses.1639, John Ford, The Lady's Trial
  3. An elaterid; a click beetle.
  4. A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

Forms of skipjack

pluralskipjacks
pluralskipjack

Origin of skipjack

From skip (verb) + Jack.

Phrases with skipjack

Questions about skipjack

What does skipjack mean?
Skipjack means several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna.
What part of speech is skipjack?
Skipjack is a noun.
What is the plural of skipjack?
The plural of skipjack is skipjacks.

Words near skipjack in the dictionary

  1. skipathons
  2. Skipetar
  3. Skipetars
  4. skipful
  5. skipfuls
  6. skipjack
  7. skipjack tuna
  8. skipjack tunas
  9. skipjacks
  10. skiplag
  11. skiplagged

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