Tuna vs Skipjack - What's the difference?
tuna | skipjack |
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
The edible flesh of the tuna.
The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia .
The fruit of the cactus.
Any of several unrelated fish.
# Several of the genus resembling tuna.
# Katsuwonus pelamis .
# The
# The alewife
# The bonito
# The butterfish
# The
# The jurel
# The leatherjacket, leatherjack (genus )
# The runner.
# The saurel.
# The saury.
# The threadfish.
(obsolete) An upstart.
An elaterid; a click beetle.
A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between tuna and skipjack
is that tuna is any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae while skipjack is any of several unrelated fish.tuna
English
Etymology 1
From American Spanish alteration of the (etyl) , "I rush, dart along"). (en)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* tuna fish, tunnySee also
* (wikipedia) * (Thunnus)Etymology 2
(etyl) (wikipedia tuna)Noun
(en noun)See also
* (l) * (projectlink) * (Opuntia)Anagrams
* ----skipjack
English
(Skipjack tuna)Noun
(en-noun)- (Ford)