Meaning Of The Word Skipjack

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skipjack in American English
any of various fishes that leap out of, or play at the surface of, the water, as the bluefish or a saury
noun: any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito

skipjack in British English
noun: an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas)

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