skipjack tuna

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsskipjackEuthynnus pelamis

   Broaderscombroid

   Part ofEuthynnus

Questions about skipjack tuna

What does skipjack tuna mean?

skipjack tuna means "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".

What is another word for skipjack tuna?

Close synonyms include skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skipjack tuna a common word?

skipjack tuna is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.