1. Commercially important tuna species with dark striped back, found in tropical waters worldwide; commonly dried and flaked for Japanese cookery
   "Fresh skipjack was grilled at the seaside restaurant";
   - bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis, skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis
    
2. A beetle that can flip itself into the air with an audible click when upside down
   "The skipjack amazed children with its acrobatic flips";
   - click beetle, snapping beetle

Derived forms: skipjacks

Type of: elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle, scombroid, scombroid fish

Part of: Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus, genus Katsuwonus, Katsuwonus

Encyclopedia: Skipjack