EUTHYNNUS PELAMIS

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Meaning:

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:

Euthynnus pelamis; skipjack; skipjack tuna

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Euthynnus pelamis" is a kind of...):

scombroid; scombroid fish (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)

Holonyms ("Euthynnus pelamis" is a member of...):

Euthynnus; genus Euthynnus (a genus of Scombridae)

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