skipjack
skip jak
- n 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
- n medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
- n able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
- They caught and ate tuna, skipjack and sierra, tried unsuccessfully to eat a turtle; they drank beer and whiskey; they bathed by jumping over the side; they had a wonderful time.
- Reagan's environmental woesYes, the photo opportunities were substantive: President Reagan aboard a skipjack on Chesapeake Bay; a windblown Reagan atop an.