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English noun: skipjack | |||
| 1. | skipjack (animal) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Euthynnus pelamis, skipjack tuna | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scombroid, scombroid fish | ||
| Member meronym | Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus | ||
| 2. | skipjack (animal) medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna | ||
| Synonyms | Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bonito | ||
| Member meronym | genus Sarda, Sarda | ||
| 3. | skipjack (animal) able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound | ||
| Synonyms | click beetle, snapping beetle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle | ||
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