skipjack
11skipjack — /ˈskɪpdʒæk/ (say skipjak) noun 1. (plural skipjack or skipjacks) any of various fishes that leap from the water, such as the tailor Pomatomus saltatrix. 2. (plural skipjack or skipjacks) an important tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, of tropical waters.… …
12skipjack — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …
13skipjack — Saury Sau ry, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[ o]l.) A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},… …
14skipjack — Jurel Ju rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ({Caranx chrysos}), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; called also {hardtail}, {horse crevall[ e]}, {jack}, {buffalo jack}, {skipjack},… …
15skipjack — Runner Run ner, n. [From {Run}.] 1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer. [1913 Webster] 2. A detective. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. A messenger. Swift. [1913 Webster] 4. A smuggler. [Colloq.] R. North. [1913 Webster] 5. One… …
16skipjack — Bluefish Blue fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A large voracious fish ({Pomatomus saitatrix}), of the family {Carangid[ae]}, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the… …
17skipjack — /skip jak /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) skipjack, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) skipjacks for 1; skipjacks for 2, 3. 1. any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the… …
18skipjack — noun 1》 (also skipjack tuna) a small tuna with dark horizontal stripes. [Katsuwonus pelamis.] 2》 a sloop rigged sailing boat of a kind used off the east coast of the US. Origin C18: from skip1 + jack1 (with ref. to the fish s habit of jumping out …
19skipjack — rytinė pelamidė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Sarda orientalis angl. belted bonito; oriental bonito; skipjack; striped bonito rus. восточная пеламида ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pelamidės …
20skipjack — n. 1 (in full skipjack tuna) a small striped Pacific tuna, Katsuwonus pelamus, used as food. 2 a click beetle. 3 a kind of sailing boat used off the East coast of the US. Etymology: SKIP(1) + JACK(1) …
