Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: skipjack
IPA transcription: [sk'ɪpdʒ,æk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: click_beetle, skipjack, snapping_beetle
    Meaning: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
  • Synonyms: skipjack, Atlantic_bonito, Sarda_sarda
    Meaning: medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
  • Synonyms: skipjack, skipjack_tuna, Euthynnus_pelamis
    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
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