skipjack

Skipjack has 2 syllables: skip · jack.

noun. Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna.

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.

noun. Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound.