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skipjack.

Any of several not closely related fish.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any of several not closely related fish. Several of the genus Euthynnus resembling tuna

  2. Any of several not closely related fish. A skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

  3. Any of several not closely related fish. A common bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

  4. Any of several not closely related fish. An alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

  5. Any of several not closely related fish. A bonito (Sarda spp. etc.)

  6. Any of several not closely related fish. A butterfish

  7. Any of several not closely related fish. A cutlass fish (Trichiuridae spp.)

  8. Any of several not closely related fish. A jurel (Caranx or Trachurus)

  9. Any of several not closely related fish. A leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus Oligoplites)

  10. Any of several not closely related fish. A runner (Elagatis pinnulatis)

  11. Any of several not closely related fish. A saurel (Trachurus spp.)

  12. Any of several not closely related fish. A saury (Scomberesocidae spp.)

  13. Any of several not closely related fish. A threadfish (Alectis spp.)

  14. An upstart.

    obsolete
  15. An elaterid; a click beetle.

  16. A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.

Where this word comes from

From skip (verb) + Jack.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.