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skipjack tuna

skipjack tuna

3.1
A small fast sea fish that forms large schools and is often canned
  • noun
  • /ˈskɪpˌdʒæk ˈtuːnə/
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  • In warm ocean waters, schools of skipjack tuna can often be seen swimming together.
  • skipjack tuna fishery
  • skipjack tuna catch
  • large skipjack tuna

Examples

  • The Hawaii skipjack tuna fishery originally supplied only the local market for fresh and dried tuna.

    Academic text (1993)

  • For local consumers, the loss of the aku (skipjack tuna) fleet has produced higher retail prices for fresh tuna.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Skipjack tuna are located by searching for bird flocks associated with surface schools.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Skipjack tuna was the dominant species in the catch at 100,900 t, or 80% of the total.

    Academic text (1997)

  • From 1937 until the early 1980s, most of the skipjack tuna landed in Hawaii was canned.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Attempts to increase profits by selling more high-priced, fresh skipjack tuna faced market limitations even before the cannery closed.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The western Pacific fishery, however, is dominated by skipjack tuna catches, whereas the other fisheries are dominated by yellowfin tuna catches.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The rate for yellowfin tuna was 3.4 t/day fished, and for skipjack tuna, 12.9 t/day fished.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Catches reached record lows for yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, and skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, and continued a declining trend that started in 1995.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Hawaii longline vessels evolved from the wooden sampan-style baitboats used in the pole-and-line fishery for skipjack tuna (June 1950).

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

tuna
vsskipjack tuna
213 1.0

A large, fast sea fish often eaten fresh or canned

is a smaller species more tied to schooling and warm ocean waters
tuna fish
vsskipjack tuna
24 1.0

A large sea fish that people often eat fresh, grilled or canned

is a smaller species used mainly for canning and forming large schools
skipjack
vsskipjack tuna
1 7.1

A small tuna-like fish found in warm seas and used for food

is the same small schooling ocean species often used in commercial canning
Katsuwonus pelamis
vsskipjack tuna
  • Specialized
9.8

A fish called skipjack tuna whose dried flakes are used in Japanese cooking

is the small oceanic species forming large schools and used in commercial canning
Euthynnus pelamis
vsskipjack tuna
  • Specialized
9.9

A tuna fish that lives in the open ocean, often called skipjack tuna

is a smaller, globally found schooling oceanic species used in canning
Katsuwonus
vsskipjack tuna
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of ocean fish that includes the skipjack tuna

is the specific ocean species that the broader genus includes

Surface Forms

skipjack tuna singular
skipjack tunas plural

Morphology

skipjack + tuna

This is a compositional compound: 'skipjack' names a particular kind/species and 'tuna' names the fish family, so together they denote a subtype of tuna. The meaning is directly derivable from the parts and follows common cross-linguistic species-naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Skipjack tuna may come from the fish's habit of skipping across the water and the old fishing word jack for a 'small fish'. So, the name describes a small, fast tuna that often jumps and swims in large groups.