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

1 sense of skipjack tuna

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)