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单词 skipjack
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
skip•jack  (skipjak′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -jack,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -jacks for 1;
-jacks for 2, 3.
  1. any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
  2. Insects[Entomol.]See click beetle. 
  3. Naval Terms[Naut.]an American one-masted sailing vessel.
  • skip1 + jack1 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
skipjack /ˈskɪpˌdʒæk/ n ( pl -jack, -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 skipjacka small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas
Etymology: 18th Century: from skip1 + jack1
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