Definition of "skipjack" []

• Any of several marine food fishes of the genus Euthynnus, related to and resembling the tuna, especially an economically important striped species (E. pelamis) occurring in all tropical areas. (noun)
• Any of various fishes, such as the bluefish, that habitually leap out of the water. (noun)
• Nautical A small sailboat having a bottom shaped like a flat V and vertical sides. (noun)

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• "Very true, skipjack is a type of tuna so that could definitely be the cause of all the confusion."
• "The other common species in the area is skipjack, which is still believed to be plentiful and is used for canning."
• "Of the other species of tuna, including yellowfin, skipjack, bigeye and albacore, the skipjack is the only one not suffering from serious population decline linked to overfishing."