skipjack

(noun)

noun

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

Definition categories: animal, scombroid

2. medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

Definition categories: animal, bonito

3. able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

Definition categories: animal, elater, elaterid