Skipjack Definition
skĭpjăk
skipjacks
noun
skipjacks
A skipjack tuna.
American Heritage
Any of various fishes that leap out of, or play at the surface of, the water, as the bluefish or a saury.
Webster's New World
A small sailboat having a bottom shaped like a flat V and vertical sides.
American Heritage
An elaterid; a click beetle.
Wiktionary
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Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Euthynnus pelamis
- skipjack-tuna
- Sarda sarda
- Atlantic bonito
- snapping beetle
- click-beetle
Other Word Forms of Skipjack
Noun
Singular:
skipjack
Plural:
skipjacksOrigin of Skipjack
skip (in reference to its leaping behavior) jack fellow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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