skipjack tuna
noun
plural skipjack tuna or skipjack tunas
: a relatively small tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis synonym Euthynnus pelamis) that is bluish above and silvery below with oblique dark stripes on the sides and belly
Switch to canned chunk light tuna packed in water, which generally comes from skipjack tuna …—Food & Fitness Advisor
called also skipjack, bonito
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