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skipjack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atlantic bonito, sarda sarda |
| Type of | bonito |
skipjack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | euthynnus pelamis, skipjack tuna |
| Type of | scombroid fish, scombroid |
skipjack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | click beetle, snapping beetle |
| Type of | elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle |
Examples of skipjack
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I first sailed aboard a skipjack and photographed the Deal Island races in 1984.
From the washingtonpost.com
That evening we went deep-sea fishing and landed a skipjack and yellowfin tuna.
From the bostonherald.com
He was a skipjack tuna and Chris put the net under him to bring him into the boat.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Skipjack, the most common species used in canned products, is also under pressure.
From the scoop.co.nz
Light may refer to other species, including bigeye, yellowfin, skipjack or tongol.
From the charlotteobserver.com
His grandfather was also the owner of a skipjack, the George W. Collier.
From the washingtonpost.com
A small american flag adorns the skipjack oyster boat owned by Sweitzer.
From the washingtonpost.com
Included are high-trophic predators such as bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna and blue whiting.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sean Padgett with a skipjack herring, also known as goldeye or mooneyes.
From the kansas.com
- 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
- Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna
- Click beetle: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
- The skipjack is a type of sailboat developed on the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. It succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery.
- In cryptography, Skipjack is a block cipher -- an algorithm for encryption -- developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Initially classified, it was originally intended for use in the controversial Clipper chip. ...
- An NSA-developed encryption algorithm for the Clipper chip. The details of the algorithm are unpublished.
- The block cipher contained in the Clipper chip designed by the NSA.
- A wide bottomed sailing boat first used for oyster dredging.
- (n): pert shallow-brained fellow; whipper-snapper; fop. NFS. Cf. Greene Alphonsus, James IV. OED contemp citation: 1554 T. Martin Marr. Priests Ll ij b, A way was opened to euery skipiack that lusted to make hymselfe a priest.
