skipjack

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 (synset 102631230)
    is a type 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
    belongs to: euthynnus, genus euthynnus - a genus of Scombridae
    same as: euthynnus pelamis, skipjack tuna
  2. Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters;
    Less valued than tuna (synset 102630692)
    is a type of: bonito - any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
    belongs to: genus sarda, sarda - bonitos
    same as: atlantic bonito, sarda sarda
  3. Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound (synset 102179091)
    is a type of: elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle - any of various widely distributed beetles
    same as: click beetle, snapping beetle

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