Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skipjack

3 senses of skipjack

Sense 1
skipjack, skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis -- (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)
       => scombroid, scombroid fish -- (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)

Sense 2
skipjack, Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda -- (medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna)
       => bonito -- (any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas)

Sense 3
click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle -- (able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound)
       => elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid -- (any of various widely distributed beetles)