HyperDic: skipjack_tuna

English > 1 sense of the expression skipjack tuna:
NOUNanimalskipjack tuna, skipjack, Euthynnus pelamisoceanic schooling tuna / tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic
English > skipjack tuna: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningOceanic schooling tuna / tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito.
Synonymsskipjack, Euthynnus pelamis
Member ofEuthynnus, genus EuthynnusA genus of Scombridae
Broaderscombroid, scombroid fishImportant marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas
Spanishbacoreta

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