单词 | skipjack |
释义 | Word Frequency skipjack(ˈskɪpˌdʒæk) nounWord forms: plural -jack or -jacks 1. Also called: skipjack tuna an important food fish, Katsuwonus pelamis, that has a striped abdomen and occurs in all tropical seas: family Scombridae (mackerels and tunas) 2. black skipjack 3. any of several other unrelated fishes, such as the alewife and bonito 4. nautical an American sloop used for oystering and as a yacht 5. another name for a click beetle Word origin C18: from skip1 + jack1 |
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