noun
- 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.
- synonyms: skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis
- Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna.
- synonyms: Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda
- Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound.
- synonyms: click beetle, snapping beetle
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