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skipjack tuna

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arctic bonito, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, aku, mushmouth, victor fish, katsuo

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: scombroid, scombroid fish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: futbolista — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Asturian: alistáu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Basque: lanpo sabelmarradun — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Catalan: bacoreta ratllada — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Catalan: bonítol ratllat — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Dhivehi: ކަޅުބިލަ މަސް (kaḷubila mas) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Fijian: yatu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Finnish: boniitti — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • French: bonite à ventre rayé — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Galician: atún listado — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Galician: bonito alistado — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Galician: alistado — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • German: Echter Bonito — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Hawaiian: aku — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Indonesian: cakalang — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Japanese: 鰹 (katsuo) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Kabuverdianu: gaiadu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Kabuverdianu: gaióde — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Malay: ikan aya — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Malay: ikan kayu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Malay: cakalang — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Māori: atu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Polish: bonito — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Portuguese: bonito — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Rarotongan: atu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Russian: полоса́тый туне́ц (polosátyj tunéc) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Russian: океани́ческий бони́то (okeaníčeskij boníto) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный скипдже́к (obyknovénnyj skipdžék) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Samoan: atu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Tagalog: gulyasan — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Tahitian: atu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Tahitian: auhopu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Tamil: வரிச்சூரை (variccūrai) — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Tongan: ʻatu — Katsuwonus pelamis
  • Turkish: çizgili orkinos — Katsuwonus pelamis