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SKIPJACK TUNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Euthynnus pelamis; skipjack; skipjack tuna
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skipjack tuna" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("skipjack tuna" is a member of...):
Euthynnus; genus Euthynnus (a genus of Scombridae)
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