SKIPJACK Definition & Meaning

skipjack

[ skip-jak ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) skipjack, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skipjacks skipjacks

any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
Entomology. click beetle.
Nautical. an American one-masted sailing vessel.

skipjack

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noun

Also calledskipjack tuna an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)
black skipjack
a small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas
any of several other unrelated fishes, such as the alewife and bonito
nautical an American sloop used for oystering and as a yacht
another name for a click beetle

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of skipjack¹

First recorded in 1545–55; skip ¹ + jack ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of skipjack¹

C18: from skip ¹+ jack ¹

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Dock workers unload frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna from a ship in Bangkok, bound for the Thai Union cannery, one of the world’s largest tuna processors.

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They specifically looked at tropical tuna -- skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin.

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It has contracted directly with Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, to supply canned skipjack tuna for its Great Value brand.

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Standing at the shores of the little bay, Roy pointed out the skipjacks, still flipping.

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My mother recalled how Tomoyo would go to the fish market, look at all the fish and then buy the big tuna — or aku, as skipjack tuna is commonly known in Hawaii.

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