英语词汇“skipjack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

skip•jack n., pl. (esp. collectively) -jack, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -jacks for 1;
-jacks for 2, 3.

any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
Insects[Entomol.]See click beetle.
Naval Terms[Naut.]an American one-masted sailing vessel.

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skipjack /ˈskɪpˌdʒæk/ n ( pl -jack, -jacks)

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)
black skipjack ⇒ a small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas

Etymology: 18th Century: from skip¹ + jack¹

单词	skipjack
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 skip•jack (skip′jak′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -jack, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -jacks for 1; -jacks for 2, 3. any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito. Insects[Entomol.]See click beetle. 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) 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) black skipjack ⇒ a small spotted tuna, Euthynnus yaito, of Indo-Pacific seas Etymology: 18th Century: from skip¹ + jack¹
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