skipjack
pronunciation
How to pronounce skipjack in British English:
UK [ˈskɪpdʒæk]
How to pronounce skipjack in American English:
US [ˈskɪpˌdʒæk]
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- Noun:
- 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
- medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
- able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
Word Origin
- skipjack (n.)
- 1550s, "a pert shallow-brained fellow; a puppy, a whipper-snapper; a conceited fop or dandy" [OED], from skip (v.) + generic name jack (n.). Applied 1703 to tropical fishes with leaping tendencies. In reference to a kind of sailing boat used on Chesapeake Bay, attested from 1887.
Example
- 1. Consequently , skipjack landings are poor , with the exception of ghana .
- 2. Packed with ice , they try to catch a few tonnes of the more valuable sort of tuna , known as bigeye and yellowfin , while the bigger purse seiners like the playa de bakio , most of which are european , sweep up hundreds of tonnes of less valuable skipjack tuna outside somalia 's waters .