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Noun: skipjack tuna
  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
    - skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis

Type of: scombroid, scombroid fish

Part of: Euthynnus, genus Euthynnus

Encyclopedia: Skipjack tuna